Beginners fingerprintBig heart, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Beginners is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, hopeful, and romantic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
The performances, characters, and dialogue stand out.
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Beginners is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and sexual content.
1 h 45 min
Beginners runs 1 h 45 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Beginners higher (84) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $14 million worldwide, 4.5 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United States.
+51GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Beginners in 65 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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