Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- tense
- intimate
- serious movie night
- adult drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise and cast promising but judged the fragmented relationship drama inconsistently compelling and unsuccessful in fully integrating its stories.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Michael, Scott, and Julia lead distinct storylines in Paris, Italy, and New York that are arranged as parallel emotional investigations.
Michael is writing fiction while the film's relationship and loss narratives echo his imaginative and personal circumstances.
The central relationships are repeatedly pressured by separation, loss, betrayal, custody conflict, and emotional instability.
The story moves among Paris, Italy, and New York, including Monika's Roma identity, migrant vulnerability, and characters living far from home.
Films like Third Person, and why
Crash
interwoven romantic and personal crises across multiple locations, with emotionally volatile adult relationships
Babel
parallel relationship narratives examining guilt, betrayal, and the consequences of intimate choices
Closer
ensemble melodrama built from intersecting stories, fractured relationships, and emotionally heightened performances
The Past
romantic drama using multiple European settings and troubled couples to explore love, loss, and disconnection
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Haggis
- Release Date
- 2014-06-20
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (659)
Cast
- Liam Neeson
- Mila Kunis
- Adrien Brody
- James Franco
- Olivia Wilde
- Maria Bello
- Kim Basinger
- Moran Atias
- Michele Melega
- Katy Louise Saunders
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Third Person about?
- Three emotionally stranded lives intersect across Paris, Italy, and New York as love, guilt, and loss blur the boundary between lived experience and fiction.
- What is Third Person like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Third Person as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Third Person violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Third Person as mild.
- What did critics think of Third Person?
- Critics broadly found the premise and cast promising but judged the fragmented relationship drama inconsistently compelling and unsuccessful in fully integrating its stories.
- Which films are like Third Person?
- Films with a similar feel include Crash, Babel, Closer, and The Past.
- How long is Third Person?
- Third Person runs 137 minutes.
- Where can I watch Third Person?
- In United States, Third Person streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
