Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- intimate
- romantic
- date night
- indie movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's parallel premise intriguing but unevenly executed, with formulaic and unimaginative storytelling limiting its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kate and Bobby's coin toss sends them into two contrasting Fourth of July paths.
The coin flip determines whether the couple experiences family intimacy or criminal danger.
Bobby and Kate's relationship is tested both by family revelations and by pursuit from a gunman.
Brooklyn offers a quiet family setting while Manhattan becomes the arena for a crime ring and chase.
Films like Uncertainty, and why
Sliding Doors
shared romantic relationship under pressure, urban suspense, and diverging life possibilities
Mr. Nobody
shared branching-reality premise, romance, and heightened uncertainty about alternate outcomes
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
shared intimate couple drama intersecting with a dangerous urban crime plot
Movie Details
- Directors
- Scott McGehee, David Siegel
- Release Date
- 2009-11-15
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (114)
Cast
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Lynn Collins
- Assumpta Serna
- Nelson Landrieu
- Manoel Felciano
- Jenn Colella
- Giana Luca
- Sofia Luca
- Olivia Thirlby
- Ana Cruz Kayne
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AMC+ Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Uncertainty about?
- A coin toss sends a Brooklyn couple into two radically different Fourth of July futures, one intimate and one perilous.
- What is Uncertainty like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Uncertainty as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Uncertainty violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Uncertainty as mild.
- What did critics think of Uncertainty?
- Critics broadly found the film's parallel premise intriguing but unevenly executed, with formulaic and unimaginative storytelling limiting its impact.
- Which films are like Uncertainty?
- Films with a similar feel include Sliding Doors, Mr. Nobody, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
- How long is Uncertainty?
- Uncertainty runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Uncertainty?
- In United States, Uncertainty streams on AMC+ Amazon Channel.
