Let Go
A Swedish mother turns a chaotic family trip into a last chance to reconnect with the husband and children slipping away from her.
Overview
A mother battles chaos to bring her fractured family back together on a transformative journey.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- tense
- intimate
- reflective evening
- family movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stella manages the children while Gustav remains emotionally distant, making the strained marriage central to the family crisis.
A message prompts Stella to organize the family trip that becomes the main mechanism for confronting their separation.
Stella is pulled between the needs of her young son, moody teenage daughter, and distant husband.
The Swedish production and family-centered plot emphasize everyday relationships, household chaos, and grounded emotional observation.
Films like Let Go, and why
The Squid and the Whale
shared emotionally grounded family drama, marital strain, and bittersweet domestic realism
American Beauty
shared intimate family dysfunction, adolescent-parent conflict, and darkly comic emotional tension
A Separation
shared Scandinavian domestic drama, relationship crisis, and reflective family reconciliation
Movie Details
- Director
- Josephine Bornebusch
- Release Date
- 2024-11-01
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (376)
Cast
- Josephine Bornebusch
- Pål Sverre Hagen
- Sigrid Johnson
- Olle Tikkakoski Lundström
- Leon Mentori
- Tone Danielsen
- Irma Jämhammar
- Niklas Falk
- Mathias Lithner
- Lola Zackow
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 Let Go about?
- A Swedish mother turns a chaotic family trip into a last chance to reconnect with the husband and children slipping away from her.
- What is Let Go like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Let Go as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Let Go violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Let Go.
- Which films are like Let Go?
- Films with a similar feel include The Squid and the Whale, American Beauty, and A Separation.
- How long is Let Go?
- Let Go runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Let Go?
- In United States, Let Go streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
