Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- melancholic
- foreboding
- rainy night
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s atmospheric Icelandic setting, restrained horror, and character work while finding its genre conventions and scares uneven.
What sets it apart
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Freyr’s investigation is driven by the unresolved disappearance of his eight-year-old son three years earlier.
The psychiatrist’s case and the three city dwellers restoring a haunted house unfold as parallel plot strands.
Critics specifically noted the film’s restraint and its subtle teasing out of horror elements.
The film uses Icelandic locations and a cold, remote backdrop as a strong sense-of-place signal.
Films like I Remember You, and why
The Wailing
shared nordic noir atmosphere, supernatural mystery, and cold isolated setting
The Orphanage
shared haunted-location suspense, grief, and restrained supernatural horror
The Missing
shared bleak landscape, missing-child mystery, and emotionally burdened investigator
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared literary mystery structure, family secrets, and atmospheric psychological tension
Movie Details
- Director
- Óskar Thór Axelsson
- Release Date
- 2017-05-05
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (175)
Cast
- Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
- Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
- Thorvaldur Kristjansson
- Elma Stefanía Ágústsdóttir
- Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
- Jóhanna Vigdís Arnardóttir
- Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
- Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir
- Sveinn Geirsson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- 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 I Remember You about?
- An Icelandic psychiatrist investigating a child’s disappearance becomes entangled with a haunted house and a buried supernatural secret.
- What is I Remember You like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Remember You as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Remember You violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Remember You as mild.
- What did critics think of I Remember You?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s atmospheric Icelandic setting, restrained horror, and character work while finding its genre conventions and scares uneven.
- Which films are like I Remember You?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wailing, The Orphanage, The Missing, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
- How long is I Remember You?
- I Remember You runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Remember You?
- In United States, I Remember You streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
