A Thousand Years of Good Prayers fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Some cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family.
Some cringe comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some cringe comedy.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 23 min
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers runs 1 h 23 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Thousand Years of Good Prayers higher (72) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Persian, Chinese. Produced in United States.
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