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You Were Never Really Here

2017 · 89 min

A haunting, sensory plunge into a broken man's trauma, where violence erupts and memory bleeds together.

Overview
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • grief
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Lynne Ramsay
Written by
Lynne Ramsay
Starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olson, Alessandro Nivola, Larry Canady
Music
Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
Thomas Townend
Runtime
89 min
Country
United Kingdom, France
Languages
English

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