A Month in the Country fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Month in the Country is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's melancholic, nostalgic, and moving.
History
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…
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A Month in the Country is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 36 min
A Month in the Country runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Month in the Country higher (83) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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