Christine
A fiercely intimate portrait of a 1970s television reporter whose professional disappointments and depression converge in an unbearable personal crisis.
Overview
A poignant exploration of ambition and despair in the world of local news.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- heartsore
- tense
- serious drama night
- true story viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an empathetic and unsettling biographical drama elevated by Rebecca Hall’s gripping lead performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film follows Christine Chubbuck’s professional frustrations and depression through an intimate, psychologically focused dramatization.
Christine’s ambitions and frustrations unfold within the male-dominated pressures of a 1970s television newsroom.
Christine’s role as a television reporter places her visible on-camera persona in painful contrast with her private psychological collapse.
The 1970s broadcast newsroom and television-reporting milieu are rendered as an unsettling environment of professional scrutiny and emotional strain.
Films like Christine, and why
The Hours
empathetic biographical drama centered on a woman’s psychological distress and an acclaimed lead performance
A Beautiful Mind
intimate true-story drama examining depression, isolation, and a protagonist’s deteriorating inner life
The Wrestler
unflinching character-driven drama about professional pressure, private anguish, and emotional collapse
Control
somber biographical drama about a troubled creative professional confronting alienation and despair
Movie Details
- Director
- Antonio Campos
- Release Date
- 2016-10-14
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (419)
Cast
- Rebecca Hall
- Michael C. Hall
- Tracy Letts
- Maria Dizzia
- J. Smith-Cameron
- Timothy Simons
- Kim Shaw
- John Cullum
- Morgan Spector
- Jayson Warner Smith
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 Christine about?
- A fiercely intimate portrait of a 1970s television reporter whose professional disappointments and depression converge in an unbearable personal crisis.
- What is Christine like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Christine as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Christine violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Christine as mild.
- What did critics think of Christine?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an empathetic and unsettling biographical drama elevated by Rebecca Hall’s gripping lead performance.
- Which films are like Christine?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hours, A Beautiful Mind, The Wrestler, and Control.
- How long is Christine?
- Christine runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch Christine?
- In United States, Christine streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
