Overview
A couple's tumultuous relationship takes a creative turn as they channel their arguments into music.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- date night
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a sincere, affecting, low-key relationship comedy elevated by Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally's chemistry.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anna and Ben turn their fights into songs and form a band, making musical creation the film's organizing narrative device.
The couple's marital breakdown is tied to the male female divide, emotional repair, and differing creative drives.
The band's songs transform private marital disputes into a shared artistic vocabulary.
Critics describe the film as an exuberantly low-key charmer with a light, wry touch toward weighty relationship problems.
Films like Band Aid, and why
The Big Sick
relationship comedy balancing marital conflict, creative collaboration, and warm emotional honesty
Enough Said
low-key romantic dramedy using wit and performance chemistry to examine intimacy and communication
Once
music-centered relationship drama with an intimate independent-film sensibility and bittersweet humor
The Skeleton Twins
adult relationship comedy focused on artistic frustration, emotional repair, and conversational wit
Movie Details
- Director
- Zoe Lister-Jones
- Release Date
- 2017-06-02
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (183)
Cast
- Zoe Lister-Jones
- Adam Pally
- Fred Armisen
- Susie Essman
- Retta
- Hannah Simone
- Ravi Patel
- Brooklyn Decker
- Angelique Cabral
- Majandra Delfino
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Band Aid about?
- A combative married couple turns their arguments into songs, discovering whether creative collaboration can repair what conversation has broken.
- What is Band Aid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Band Aid as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Band Aid violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Band Aid.
- What did critics think of Band Aid?
- Critics broadly found the film a sincere, affecting, low-key relationship comedy elevated by Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally's chemistry.
- Which films are like Band Aid?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Sick, Enough Said, Once, and The Skeleton Twins.
- How long is Band Aid?
- Band Aid runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Band Aid?
- In United States, Band Aid streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
