Oliver Sacks: His Own Life fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. 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 86/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: drug use and suicide themes.
1 h 54 min
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life runs 1 h 54 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Oliver Sacks: His Own Life higher (91) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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7.7
