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This Must Be the Place (2011) — Stream on Starz · CriticCrunch

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This Must Be the Place

Movie2011·118 min

This Must Be the Place

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino

A drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 39%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About This Must Be the Place

A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: grief and loss, identity self discovery, redemption, music performance, american regional, international, parent child, outsider misfit, reluctant hero, revenge quest, road journey, dream surreal

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Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Language: English

Cast

Sean Penn, Olwen Fouéré, Eve Hewson

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How This Must Be the Place Ranks

All movies

Top 39%

2010s movies

Top 33%

Drama movies

Top 40%

2010s Drama movies

Top 32%

Paolo Sorrentino films#10 of 13

Top 39% All movies.

the vibe

This Must Be the Place Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalheartfelt

contemplative

stylized

What it's about

revenge questroad journeydream surrealgrief & lossidentity self discoveryredemptionoutsider misfitreluctant heroparent childmusic performanceamerican regionalinternational

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet