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How I Live Now (2013) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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How I Live Now

Movie2013·101 min

How I Live Now

Directed by Kevin Macdonald

Drama Romance Science Fiction

A drama romance film directed by Kevin Macdonald.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 61%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

980 ratings

About How I Live Now

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: forbidden love, coming of age, trauma recovery, near future, action combat, small town, wilderness, romantic partners, group found family, war homefront, outsider misfit, reluctant hero, survival, escape chase, young first love

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Details

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Language: English

Cast

Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland

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How How I Live Now Ranks

All movies

Top 61%

2010s movies

Top 53%

Drama movies

Top 64%

Kevin Macdonald films#8 of 10

Top 61% All movies.

the vibe

How I Live Now Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

survival

escape chase

forbidden love

coming of age

trauma recovery

outsider misfit

reluctant hero

romantic partners

group found family

action combat

war homefront

young first love

small town

wilderness

near future

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9