Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- melancholic
- arthouse movie night
- gothic drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and visually polished but formless, with insufficiently compelling drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The elite girls boarding school confines the diving team and amplifies rivalry, jealousy, and coercive authority.
Miss G’s fascination with Fiamma exceeds professional boundaries and drives the escalating conflict.
The diving squad first bullies Fiamma, then admits her into its circle while remaining governed by jealousy and status.
The story centers lesbian attraction and female homosexuality in a socially controlled boarding-school environment.
Films like Cracks, and why
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
shared elite girls school setting, oppressive psychological drama, female power dynamics, and queer subtext
The Woodsman and the Rain
shared boarding-school atmosphere, coercive authority figure, sexual repression, and unsettling coming-of-age drama
The Beguiled
shared gothic school environment, obsessive mentorship, female rivalry, and atmospheric psychological tension
Heavenly Creatures
shared claustrophobic institutional setting, adolescent desire, social hierarchy, and tragic queer drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Jordan Scott
- Release Date
- 2009-12-04
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (455)
Cast
- Eva Green
- Juno Temple
- María Valverde
- Imogen Poots
- Ellie Nunn
- Adele McCann
- Zoe Carroll
- Clemmie Dugdale
- Sinéad Cusack
- Helen Norton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cracks about?
- At an elite girls boarding school, a charismatic diving coach’s fixation on a new student destabilizes a jealous social hierarchy with devastating consequences.
- What is Cracks like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cracks as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cracks violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Cracks as moderate.
- What did critics think of Cracks?
- Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and visually polished but formless, with insufficiently compelling drama.
- Which films are like Cracks?
- Films with a similar feel include The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The Woodsman and the Rain, The Beguiled, and Heavenly Creatures.
- How long is Cracks?
- Cracks runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cracks?
- In United States, Cracks streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now.
