Amour fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and deeply romantic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Amour is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and deeply romantic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, deeply romantic, and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and family. 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, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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Amour is included with a subscription to Sundance Now in the United States. 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 87/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 95). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 7 min
Amour runs 2 h 7 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Amour higher (94) than audiences (81). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $30 million worldwide, 3.3 times its budget.
It was made in French, with some English. Produced in France, Germany, Austria.
+38GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Amour in 52 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 18 storytelling tropes for Amour, including From Bad to Worse, And I Must Scream, Foregone Conclusion.
7.9
