Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- restrained
- intimate
- historical drama night
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a well-acted, artistically accomplished adaptation whose retrospective political and queer drama is compelling despite only moderate overall aggregate enthusiasm.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story is presented through a retrospective interview that looks back on Guy Bennett's school years.
The public-school system, rituals, hierarchy, and corporal punishment pressure students to play by its rules.
Guy's open homosexuality and refusal to conform place him at odds with the school's expectations and English establishment.
Guy's outsider status and Tommy's Marxism frame a broader movement from elite British institutions toward communist politics.
Films like Another Country, and why
Maurice
shared british period drama, queer themes, elite institutions, and restrained melancholy
The History Boys
shared lgbtq+ drama, repression, political and social conformity, and literary adaptation
If....
shared british boarding-school setting, class hierarchy, youthful rebellion, and political idealism
Benediction
shared gay romance, historical repression, coded desire, and bittersweet drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Marek Kanievska
- Release Date
- 1984-06-01
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (185)
Cast
- Rupert Everett
- Colin Firth
- Michael Jenn
- Robert Addie
- Rupert Wainwright
- Cary Elwes
- Tristan Oliver
- Anna Massey
- Philip Dupuy
- Guy Henry
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, AMC+, Fandor, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- 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 Another Country about?
- A queer Cambridge student’s refusal to submit to 1930s English public-school codes turns friendship, desire, and political rebellion into a quietly devastating coming-of-age drama.
- What is Another Country like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Another Country as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Another Country violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Another Country as mild.
- What did critics think of Another Country?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a well-acted, artistically accomplished adaptation whose retrospective political and queer drama is compelling despite only moderate overall aggregate enthusiasm.
- Which films are like Another Country?
- Films with a similar feel include Maurice, The History Boys, If...., and Benediction.
- How long is Another Country?
- Another Country runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Another Country?
- In United States, Another Country streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, AMC+, Fandor, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
