Someone You Love
A self-absorbed Danish music star is forced into an unexpected caregiving role that reopens the possibility of family, responsibility, and change.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- restrained
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a sincere, well-acted Scandinavian family drama whose music and performances give emotional weight to a familiar estrangement story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thomas has built a celebrated music career while burning bridges and neglecting intimate relationships.
Thomas encounters his previously unknown grandson Noa and gradually develops a bond with him.
Thomas and Noa slowly connect through music despite Thomas's initial resistance to caring for him.
The Danish drama centers on subdued family conflict, guarded characters, and difficult emotional choices.
Films like Someone You Love, and why
The Broken Circle Breakdown
emotionally restrained family drama about damaged adults reconnecting through an unexpected intergenerational bond
Once
music-centered drama where artistic identity collides with intimate family responsibility and grief
After the Wedding
quiet, melancholic European character drama focused on estranged family members and emotional repair
Movie Details
- Director
- Pernille Fischer Christensen
- Release Date
- 2014-05-09
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (29)
Cast
- Mikael Persbrandt
- Trine Dyrholm
- Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
- Sofus Rønnov
- Eve Best
- Lourdes Faberes
- Peter Frödin
- Thomas Hwan
- Asger Gottlieb
- Alfa Liv Ottesen
Common questions
- What is Someone You Love about?
- A self-absorbed Danish music star is forced into an unexpected caregiving role that reopens the possibility of family, responsibility, and change.
- What is Someone You Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Someone You Love as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Someone You Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Someone You Love.
- What did critics think of Someone You Love?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a sincere, well-acted Scandinavian family drama whose music and performances give emotional weight to a familiar estrangement story.
- Which films are like Someone You Love?
- Films with a similar feel include The Broken Circle Breakdown, Once, and After the Wedding.
- How long is Someone You Love?
- Someone You Love runs 95 minutes.
