It Was Just an Accident
Seen it?2025 | 103 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (98% on Rotten Tomatoes), it collected a shelf of major awards and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Point Blank or Argo, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 92 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best International Film. Won 2 Cannes awards: Cannes Film Festival: Jafar Panahi, Cannes Film Festival:. Also nominated for 3 Oscars, 4 more Golden Globes and 1 Critics' Choice Award. Plus 20 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 1.2 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jafar Panahi
- Vahid MobasseriVahid
- Mariam AfshariShiva
- Ebrahim AziziEghbal
- Hadis PakbatenGolrokh
- Majid PanahiAli
- Mohamad Ali ElyasmehrHamid
- George HashemzadehSalar
- Delmaz NajafiEghbal's Daughter
- Afsaneh Najm AbadiEghbal's Wife
- Omid RezaVahid's Colleague