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Never Look Away (2018) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Never Look Away

Movie2018·188 min

Never Look Away

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Drama Romance History

An Oscar-nominated drama romance film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 7%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

760 ratings

About Never Look Away

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: trauma recovery, identity self discovery, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, historical event, showbiz media, international, urban, romantic partners, outsider misfit, genius prodigy, nonlinear flashback, rise and fall, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Language: German

Cast

Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (2018)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Int'l Feature (2018)

How Never Look Away Ranks

All movies

Top 7%

2010s movies

Top 6%

Drama movies

Top 7%

★2010s Drama movies

Top 5%

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck films#2 of 3

Top 5% 2010s Drama movies.

Second-best Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck film, behind The Lives of Others.

the vibe

Never Look Away Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredseriousepicearnest

contemplative

gritty

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackrise & falltrauma recoveryidentity self discoveryfreedom rebellionoutsider misfitgenius prodigyromantic partnershistorical eventshowbiz & mediasweeping romanceinternationalurbanlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet