Every Thing Will Be Fine
A writer’s accidental killing of a child becomes a twelve-year struggle against guilt, grief, and the conviction that survival itself makes him culpable.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- austere
- contemplative
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film’s moral quandary emotionally inert, faulting its 3-D stylization and lack of dramatic force.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tomas is legally innocent after killing a child, yet repeatedly understands himself as a murderer over the following twelve years.
The plot follows Tomas across twelve years as he attempts to absorb the accident and continue living.
The critical consensus specifically identifies the film’s 3-D stylization as a defining formal choice in its treatment of moral quandary.
The accidental death of a child reshapes Tomas’s life and the emotional world surrounding Sara, Kate, and the bereaved family.
Films like Every Thing Will Be Fine, and why
The Sweet Hereafter
shared moral trauma, grief, and introspective literary drama centered on an ordinary person haunted by irreversible consequences
In the Bedroom
shared themes of accidental death, guilt, fractured family relationships, and emotionally restrained character drama
The Sea Inside
shared melancholic atmosphere, existential self-examination, and a protagonist struggling to live after catastrophic loss
Mass
shared contemplative pacing, moral ambiguity, and intimate focus on grief rather than conventional suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release Date
- 2015-04-02
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (236)
Cast
- James Franco
- Rachel McAdams
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Marie-Josée Croze
- Peter Stormare
- Patrick Bauchau
- Julia Sarah Stone
- Lilah Fitzgerald
- Robert Naylor
- Jack Fulton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Every Thing Will Be Fine about?
- A writer’s accidental killing of a child becomes a twelve-year struggle against guilt, grief, and the conviction that survival itself makes him culpable.
- What is Every Thing Will Be Fine like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Every Thing Will Be Fine as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Every Thing Will Be Fine violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Every Thing Will Be Fine as mild.
- What did critics think of Every Thing Will Be Fine?
- Critics broadly found the film’s moral quandary emotionally inert, faulting its 3-D stylization and lack of dramatic force.
- Which films are like Every Thing Will Be Fine?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sweet Hereafter, In the Bedroom, The Sea Inside, and Mass.
- How long is Every Thing Will Be Fine?
- Every Thing Will Be Fine runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Every Thing Will Be Fine?
- In United States, Every Thing Will Be Fine streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
