A Thousand Times Good Night
A celebrated war photographer must decide how much danger her vocation can impose on the husband and daughters who need her.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- melancholic
- tense
- intimate
- thoughtful evening viewing
- social issue film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the drama emotionally affecting and grounded by Juliette Binoche's complex performance, while some considered its script scattershot and conventionally melodramatic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rebecca's commitment to dangerous war photography places her marriage and relationship with her daughters under sustained pressure.
Rebecca's photojournalism connects frontline witnessing with questions about media complacency and journalistic duty.
The war-zone material functions chiefly to intensify Rebecca's emotional conflict and the family's fear.
Rebecca loves both her family and her work, while Marcus demands that the danger and absence end.
Films like A Thousand Times Good Night, and why
The Bang Bang Club
shared focus on photojournalism, moral responsibility, and intimate family conflict within a grounded drama
Under Fire
shared war-zone journalism, ethical tension, and emotionally intense realism
The Hurt Locker
shared domestic consequences of professional danger and a serious, character-driven dramatic tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Erik Poppe
- Release Date
- 2013-09-19
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (148)
Cast
- Juliette Binoche
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Lauryn Canny
- Adrianna Cramer Curtis
- Maria Doyle Kennedy
- Larry Mullen Jr.
- Mads Ousdal
- Chloë Annett
- Bush Moukarzel
- Eve Macklin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Thousand Times Good Night about?
- A celebrated war photographer must decide how much danger her vocation can impose on the husband and daughters who need her.
- What is A Thousand Times Good Night like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Thousand Times Good Night as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Thousand Times Good Night violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Thousand Times Good Night as moderate.
- What did critics think of A Thousand Times Good Night?
- Critics broadly found the drama emotionally affecting and grounded by Juliette Binoche's complex performance, while some considered its script scattershot and conventionally melodramatic.
- Which films are like A Thousand Times Good Night?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bang Bang Club, Under Fire, and The Hurt Locker.
- How long is A Thousand Times Good Night?
- A Thousand Times Good Night runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Thousand Times Good Night?
- In United States, A Thousand Times Good Night is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
