2:37
Six Australian students carry hidden wounds through an ordinary school day that moves inexorably toward a devastating shared crisis.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- foreboding
- harrowing
- serious viewing
- social issue film discussion
What critics said
Critics were sharply divided, with some recognizing an ambitious debut and urgent social concerns while others condemned its graphic treatment of teenage suicide and sexual violence as exploitative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The school-day story follows six teenagers separately before their experiences converge around the tragedy at 2:37.
The apparently normal school day is structured around the precise time when a tragedy will occur.
The students face bullying, sexual abuse, pregnancy, eating disorder, drug use, and parental pressure within a high school environment.
The graphic suicide and rape scenes are presented with unusually direct intensity and generated substantial controversy.
Films like 2:37, and why
Elephant
shared high school setting, interwoven adolescent perspectives, and examination of alienation and violence
Thirteen
shared ensemble structure, teenage social pressures, and bleak treatment of school life
Lilya 4-Ever
shared youth-centered social realism, sexual trauma, and emotionally confrontational drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Murali K. Thalluri
- Release Date
- 2006-05-26
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (153)
Cast
- Teresa Palmer
- Frank Sweet
- Sam Harris
- Charles Baird
- Joel Mackenzie
- Marni Russo
- Clementine Mellor
- Sarah Hudson
- Gary Sweet
- Amy Schapel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 2:37 about?
- Six Australian students carry hidden wounds through an ordinary school day that moves inexorably toward a devastating shared crisis.
- What is 2:37 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 2:37 as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 2:37 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in 2:37 as graphic.
- What did critics think of 2:37?
- Critics were sharply divided, with some recognizing an ambitious debut and urgent social concerns while others condemned its graphic treatment of teenage suicide and sexual violence as exploitative.
- Which films are like 2:37?
- Films with a similar feel include Elephant, Thirteen, and Lilya 4-Ever.
- How long is 2:37?
- 2:37 runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch 2:37?
- In United States, 2:37 streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
