Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- brooding
- intimate
- quiet evening
- historical drama night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film polished and atmospheric but overly tasteful and conventional as a period romantic drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rachael's relationship with Stefan develops within occupied Hamburg, where wartime enmity and grief remain immediate social forces.
The story opens in the winter ruins of Hamburg and places its domestic conflicts inside a shattered urban environment.
Rachael and Stefan's attraction emerges despite Rachael's marriage to Lewis and the antagonism between British occupiers and Germans.
Lewis chooses to share the Morgans' home with Stefan and his daughter, creating the film's central pressure chamber.
Films like The Aftermath, and why
Suite Française
shared postwar setting, forbidden passion, grief, and morally conflicted romantic drama
Atonement
shared historical romance, class and national tensions, and intimate emotional conflict
The English Patient
shared lush period filmmaking, romantic betrayal, and characters shaped by wartime trauma
Movie Details
- Director
- James Kent
- Release Date
- 2019-03-01
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (741)
Cast
- Keira Knightley
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Jason Clarke
- Martin Compston
- Kate Phillips
- Flora Thiemann
- Jannik Schümann
- Fionn O'Shea
- Anna Schimrigk
- Alexander Scheer
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, History Vault
- 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 The Aftermath about?
- In a devastated 1946 Hamburg, a British officer’s wife is drawn into a dangerous triangle with her husband and the German widower sharing their home.
- What is The Aftermath like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Aftermath as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Aftermath violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Aftermath as mild.
- What did critics think of The Aftermath?
- Critics generally found the film polished and atmospheric but overly tasteful and conventional as a period romantic drama.
- Which films are like The Aftermath?
- Films with a similar feel include Suite Française, Atonement, and The English Patient.
- How long is The Aftermath?
- The Aftermath runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Aftermath?
- In United States, The Aftermath streams on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, History Vault.
