Never Rarely Sometimes Always fingerprintNo humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, growing up, and society
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and society.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always is included with a subscription to Peacock, YouTube TV, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Amazon MX Player. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, and Metacritic 92). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 41 min
Never Rarely Sometimes Always runs 1 h 41 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Never Rarely Sometimes Always higher (96) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+66GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Never Rarely Sometimes Always in 80 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 15 storytelling tropes for Never Rarely Sometimes Always, including Best Friend, Grey-and-Gray Morality, Dirty Old Man.
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