The Souvenir: Part II
Seen it?2021 | 108 min | Drama, Romance
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Palm Dog Award. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$381K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 64K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joanna Hogg
- Honor Swinton ByrneJulie
- Tilda SwintonRosalind
- Charlie HeatonJim
- Jaygann AyehMarland
- Harris DickinsonPete
- Richard AyoadePatrick
- Ariane LabedGarance
- Joe AlwynMax
- James Spencer AshworthWilliam
- Gala BoteroSuzie