The Phantom Carriage fingerprintStunning style, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Faith and meaning, fantasy, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Phantom Carriage 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, profoundly sad, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Faith and meaning, fantasy, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around faith and meaning, fantasy, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and visual style stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Phantom Carriage is included with a subscription to IndieFlix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 91/100 (IMDb 8 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 48 min
The Phantom Carriage runs 1 h 48 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Phantom Carriage higher (100) than audiences (85). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Swedish, with some xx. Produced in Sweden.
+125GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Phantom Carriage in 139 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for The Phantom Carriage, including The Grim Reaper, Cross-Cultural Kerfluffle, Faints in Shock.
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