Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- distressing
- tense
- claustrophobic
- intense movie night
- survival thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found Anna Castillo’s committed lead performance and the film’s hopeful emotional message stronger than its writing and directorial choices.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mia is trapped inside a leaking maritime shipping container after a storm strands her at sea.
Mia gives birth while lost at sea and must keep both herself and her newborn alive.
Mia flees a country at war and undertakes a perilous escape aboard a cargo ship.
The violent storm, leaking container, and isolation at sea create successive survival pressures.
Films like Nowhere, and why
The Shallows
shared survival thriller structure, maritime isolation, and escalating physical and psychological distress
Buried
shared claustrophobic survival premise, resource scarcity, and intimate character-focused tension
All Is Lost
shared female-centered survival drama, maternal stakes, and relentless environmental danger
Adrift
shared disaster survival tension, oceanic isolation, and emotionally direct endurance narrative
Movie Details
- Director
- Albert Pintó
- Release Date
- 2023-09-29
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1627)
Cast
- Anna Castillo
- Tamar Novas
- Irina Bravo
- Victoria Teijeiro
- Lucía Soria
- Mary Ruiz
- Tony Corvillo
- Mariam Torres
- Edu Bulnes
- Antonio Buíl
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Nowhere about?
- A pregnant refugee must protect her newborn while enduring confinement, exposure, and dwindling hope inside a drifting shipping container.
- What is Nowhere like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nowhere as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nowhere violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Nowhere as moderate.
- What did critics think of Nowhere?
- Critics broadly found Anna Castillo’s committed lead performance and the film’s hopeful emotional message stronger than its writing and directorial choices.
- Which films are like Nowhere?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shallows, Buried, All Is Lost, and Adrift.
- How long is Nowhere?
- Nowhere runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nowhere?
- In United States, Nowhere streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
