Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- disturbing
- melancholic
- serious movie night
- australian cinema exploration
What critics said
Critics generally found the film beautifully shot and anchored by strong performances, especially Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne, while noting that its disparate themes can become overly metaphorical and fail to fully cohere.
What sets it apart
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The discovery of the dead woman drives communal scrutiny and reveals tensions within Stewart and Claire's marriage and their friendship circle.
The remote river, fishing trip, and reservoir landscape mirror the characters' emotional isolation and collective discomfort.
Claire and Stewart's existing family wounds become more volatile after Stewart's decision concerning the body is publicly condemned.
The Aboriginal community's anger and the town's reaction make cultural responsibility central to the conflict.
Films like Jindabyne, and why
Mystery Road
shared small-town moral pressure, marriage crisis, racial tension, and psychologically layered drama
The Dry
shared australian setting, indigenous community conflict, murder investigation, and brooding social realism
In the Bedroom
shared adult relationship drama, emotional alienation, and morally ambiguous consequences surrounding a death
The Sweet Hereafter
shared ensemble grief, rural isolation, interpersonal fracture, and understated mystery
Movie Details
- Director
- Ray Lawrence
- Release Date
- 2006-07-20
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (83)
Cast
- Laura Linney
- Gabriel Byrne
- Deborra-Lee Furness
- John Howard
- Riley Von Husen
- Leah Purcell
- Stelios Yiakmis
- Alice Garner
- Simon Stone
- Betty Lucas
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Jindabyne about?
- A remote fishing discovery forces a fractured Australian marriage and its small-town friends to confront grief, racism, and moral responsibility.
- What is Jindabyne like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jindabyne as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jindabyne violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Jindabyne as moderate.
- What did critics think of Jindabyne?
- Critics generally found the film beautifully shot and anchored by strong performances, especially Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne, while noting that its disparate themes can become overly metaphorical and fail to fully cohere.
- Which films are like Jindabyne?
- Films with a similar feel include Mystery Road, The Dry, In the Bedroom, and The Sweet Hereafter.
- How long is Jindabyne?
- Jindabyne runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jindabyne?
- In United States, Jindabyne is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
