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Mozart and the Whale (2005) — Stream on Howdy · CriticCrunch

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Mozart and the Whale

Movie2005·92 min

Mozart and the Whale

Directed by Petter Næss

Drama Comedy Romance

A drama comedy film directed by Petter Næss.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 79%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.1/10

154 ratings

About Mozart and the Whale

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: forbidden love, identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, urban, romantic partners, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, fish out of water, romcom meet cute, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Petter Næss
Language: English

Cast

Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole

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How Mozart and the Whale Ranks

All movies

Top 79%

2000s movies

Top 73%

Drama movies

Top 80%

★Petter Næss films#3 of 3

Top 79% All movies.

the vibe

Mozart and the Whale Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfeltcozy

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealfish out of waterforbidden loveidentity self discoveryisolation lonelinessoutsider misfitromantic partnersmeet-cuteforbidden star crossedurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy