Bracingly elevated by a typically committed lead performance from Joaquin Phoenix, You Were Never Really Here confirms writer-director Lynne Ramsay as one of modern cinema's most unique -- and uncompromising -- voices. Read critic reviews
You Were Never Really Here
2017, Mystery & thriller/Drama, 1h 30m
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A contract killer uncovers a conspiracy while trying to save a kidnapped teen from a life of prostitution.
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Rating: R (Disturbing and Grisly Images|Brief Nudity|Language|Strong Violence)
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Genre: Mystery & thriller, Drama
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Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
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Director: Lynne Ramsay
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Producer: Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, James Wilson, Lynne Ramsay
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Writer: Lynne Ramsay
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
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Distributor: Amazon Studios
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
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Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
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Lynne Ramsay delivered one of the best films of 2018 with You Were Never Really There. Joaquin Phoenix deserved more recognition for this film and it's his performance that cements the final product. Harrowing grim film that is banked by the Ramsay visual style and tone. The violence is real but also staged to ensure the budget restraints are not noticeable. The story is bleak and reminded me of the David Mamet film Spartan. Phoenix is the central performance and we spend little time away from him. You Were Never Really There is a rewarding film and more accessible to audiences when compared to her previous films. It's still an independent film so it won't appeal to everyone but it is one of the best films and went largely ignored at award time. Phoenix would score a win for Joker but this is the film that deserved the focus. Incredible film. 07/06/2020
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10/02/2019
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I did not feel as positively about You Were Never Really Here as most people seem to have, but I do absolutely recommend it. One of Jaoquin Phoenix's best roles, and that is about as far from small praise as it gets.
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A delicate balancing act between the confines that hold together the sense of balance in our lives and the desires that sometimes rub up against them forcing the mind to contemplate what is worth following: the rules or our hearts. This is more complex than we might imagine when young and more ambitiously optimistic as we know the rules we set for ourselves, these things that keep order in our lives, are typically for our benefit. With Disobedience, Sebastián Lelio (Gloria, A Fantastic Woman) guides a young woman (played beautifully by Rachel McAdams) through this life she feels a genuine affection for and having to choose between it and the life she knows is true to who she's always been. It's all rather heartbreaking.
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