Olive Kitteridge fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography and editing
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Olive Kitteridge is calm and low-intensity. 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.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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Olive Kitteridge is included with a subscription to HBO Max 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 88/100 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 4 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 92 and audiences 86 out of 100, so both groups see Olive Kitteridge much the same way.
It ran from 2014 to 2014 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+102GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Olive Kitteridge in 116 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Olive Kitteridge, including Adaptation Distillation, And I Must Scream, Deadpan Snarker.
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