The Listener fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Listener is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and the mind.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Listener is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 37 min
The Listener runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Listener higher (69) than audiences (57). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Listener in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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