A film about climate change, disguised as a portrait of collective anxiety.
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The Hottest August is included with a subscription to Philo, Fandor, and DocAlliance Films in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Cineverse. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 90). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 34 min
The Hottest August runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Hottest August higher (87) than audiences (64). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United States.
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