Aftersun
Seen it?2022 | 101 min | Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), it collected a shelf of major awards, audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. 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 anyone who loves a strong drama. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 4 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, BAFTA Scotland Awards: Best Director Fiction, BAFTA Scotland Awards: Best Actor Film, BAFTA Scotland Awards: Best Writer Film/Television. Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: French Touch Prize of the Jury. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Feature. Also nominated for 1 Oscar, 5 more BAFTAs and 4 more Independent Spirit Awards. Plus 23 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 710K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charlotte Wells
- Paul MescalCalum
- Frankie CorioSophie
- Brooklyn ToulsonMichael
- Celia Rowlson-HallAdult Sophie
- Sally MesshamBelinda
- Ayşe ParlakTeen Girl 1
- Sophia LamanovaTeen Girl 2
- Spike FearnOlly
- Harry PerdiosToby
- Frank CorioOcean Park Father