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The Return (2024) — Stream on Paramount+ · CriticCrunch

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The Return

Movie2024·116 min

The Return

Directed by Uberto Pasolini

History Drama Adventure

A history drama film directed by Uberto Pasolini.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 61%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

521 ratings

About The Return

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: identity self discovery, family legacy, survival of spirit, ancient classical, fantasy mythology, historical event, island, warzone, parent child, romantic partners, reluctant hero, everyman, hidden identity, fish out of water, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Uberto Pasolini
Language: English

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer

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How The Return Ranks

All movies

Top 61%

2020s movies

Top 66%

History movies

Top 73%

★Uberto Pasolini films#3 of 3

Top 61% All movies.

the vibe

The Return Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredseriouspersonalearnestcontemplative

gritty

What it's about

hidden identityfish out of waterslow-burn revealidentity self discoveryfamily legacysurvival of spiritreluctant heroeverymanparent childromantic partnersfantasy mythologyhistorical eventislandwarzoneancient classical

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet