Come What May

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Come What May

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2016

1h 54m

History

Drama

War

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A German resistant (August Diehl) searches for his son on the roads of France, even as the Wehrmacht spills over the border. A Scottish captain (Matthew Rhys) who is desperately trying to rejoin the retreating British joins the man.

Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

Sep 29, 2016

With its old-fashioned gloss, the incident-packed story proves only mildly engaging and finally has little to say.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Sep 22, 2016

2/5

The plight of wartime refugees has rarely if ever looked so picture-postcard perfect as it does in this well-intentioned but ultimately plodding and far too painterly period melodrama.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Sep 15, 2016

2.5/5

"Come What May" is a paint-by-numbers account of a real-life World War II event, the displacement of eight million people from their homes in France.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Jan 5, 2021

There's nothing more to it than meets the eye. Its lessons about cooperation and everyone fulfilling roles in the group according to their own strengths are high school essay basic.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Sep 15, 2020

2.5/5

As far as war movies go, Come What May plays it safe, a melodrama which prizes the picturesque over the grotesque, and often to its own narrative detriment.

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

May 1, 2019

3.5/5

[It] is a very sincere historical film about an overlooked aspect of WWII, well-directed and beautifully shot with some nice acting and moving scenes, if a rather conventional dramatic film overall.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 19, 2026

Come What May is a *3* star Movie!

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Jul 28, 2021

Superb! Do not pay any attention to the professional film critics that probably never found out what real life is like. This movie follows along as it is written in diaries, history, and journals of ordinary people trying to survive. This is what happens when there is such hatred against civilians.

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Alexandra H

@RT99463632 Apr 12, 2017

I loved this movie!!! It's beautifully made and acted. It captures the pathos of French villagers doing the best they can to flee the on-coming German Blitzkrieg. The lead characters are attractive people that you're rooting for. The father's love for his young son makes all the madness bearable. It's an inspiring story of beating the odds.

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Nov 3, 2016

Una pelicula con buenas intenciones, solo eso.

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Oct 15, 2016

This movie is one of the most powerful movies I've seen in the last five years for us all the acting is terrific the cinematography is incredible the costumes and period piece takes you back into the war like no other movie I've ever seen

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Aug 6, 2016

Good French War Movie

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Synopsis

A German resistant (August Diehl) searches for his son on the roads of France, even as the Wehrmacht spills over the border. A Scottish captain (Matthew Rhys) who is desperately trying to rejoin the retreating British joins the man.

Director: Christian Carion
Producer: Christophe Rossignon, Philip Boëffard
Screenwriter: Christian Carion, Laure Irrmann, Andrew Bampfield
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Pathé Productions Inc., Nord-Ouest Films
Rating: R (Some War Violence|Bloody Images)
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.3K
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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