The Luminaries fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, mystery, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Luminaries is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
Emotionally, it's romantic and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, mystery, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, mystery, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Luminaries 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 Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. 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 58/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 6 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
Not quite. Critics rate The Luminaries higher (64) than audiences (48). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2020 to 2020 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in Australia, United Kingdom.
+7GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Luminaries in 21 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for The Luminaries, including Multinational Team, Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, Hopeless Suitor.
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