Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- intimate
- girls night
- thoughtful weekend viewing
What sets it apart
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The ensemble follows Nadine, Sonja, Julie, Vicky, and Lilly across connected strands involving friendship, marriage, work, and sexuality.
The title and keywords foreground the film’s examination of appearance, self-worth, and pressures placed on women.
Female friendship is an explicit keyword and the ensemble structure links women confronting harassment, marriage problems, and social judgment.
The combination of comedy, drama, romance, female friendship, and workplace harassment supports a humane but socially critical register.
Films like More Beautiful, and why
The Women
shared female ensemble structure, intimate relationship drama, and focus on friendship and social pressures
Little Women
shared interwoven women’s stories, workplace and romantic conflict, and bittersweet dramatic comedy
How to Be a Good Wife
shared contemporary female friendship, marriage tensions, and episodic ensemble storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Karoline Herfurth
- Release Date
- 2025-02-13
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (53)
Cast
- Anneke Kim Sarnau
- Karoline Herfurth
- Emilia Schüle
- Nora Tschirner
- Emilia Packard
- Friedrich Mücke
- Godehard Giese
- Malick Bauer
- Anja Kling
- Samuel Schneider
Common questions
- What is More Beautiful about?
- A German ensemble dramedy about women navigating beauty pressures, intimacy, friendship, and unequal power in contemporary life.
- What is More Beautiful like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of More Beautiful as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is More Beautiful violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in More Beautiful.
- Which films are like More Beautiful?
- Films with a similar feel include The Women, Little Women, and How to Be a Good Wife.
- How long is More Beautiful?
- More Beautiful runs 132 minutes.
