The Cathedral fingerprintLow-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Cathedral is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, everyday modern life, and growing up
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and growing up. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Cathedral is included with a subscription to MUBI in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 27 min
The Cathedral runs 1 h 27 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Cathedral higher (89) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Italy, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 10 storytelling tropes for The Cathedral, including Tidally Locked Planet, And I Must Scream, Alien Sky.
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