Beautiful City fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, society, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout editing
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Beautiful City is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout editing
Look and sound: the editing stand out.
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Beautiful City is included with a subscription to Film Movement+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.6 and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 41 min
Beautiful City runs 1 h 41 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Beautiful City higher (78) than critics (69). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in Persian. Produced in Iran.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Beautiful City in 4 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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