Phases of Matter fingerprintStriking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, the mind, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Standout cinematography and sound design
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Phases of Matter is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and wondrous.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and technology. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction
The direction stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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Phases of Matter is included with a subscription to MUBI and DocAlliance Films in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV and DocAlliance Films. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 11 min
Phases of Matter runs 1 h 11 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Phases of Matter higher (100) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Turkish. Produced in Türkiye.
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