Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- paranoid
- melancholic
- serious movie night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the performances strong and the source material compelling, but considered the film clichéd, frustratingly ambiguous, and unevenly realized.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story draws on an unsolved murder case, court records, newly discovered facts, and speculation while withholding definitive resolution.
David Marks is shaped by an overbearing father and a powerful real estate family whose influence surrounds the marriage and suspected crimes.
The love story between David and Katie becomes inseparable from suspicion of murder, obsession, and loss.
David Marks remains psychologically elusive, a quality reflected in the film's focus on speculation and ambiguity.
Films like All Good Things, and why
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared true crime drama, marital suspicion, psychological ambiguity, and morally opaque central figure
Zodiac
shared crime mystery, relationship-based tension, media scrutiny, and ambiguous investigation
The Ice Storm
shared dysfunctional family power, suspected violence, and unsettling psychological drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew Jarecki
- Release Date
- 2010-12-03
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1037)
Cast
- Ryan Gosling
- Kirsten Dunst
- Frank Langella
- Lily Rabe
- Philip Baker Hall
- Michael Esper
- Diane Venora
- Nick Offerman
- Kristen Wiig
- Stephen Kunken
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All Good Things about?
- A troubled heir’s marriage becomes entangled with an unsolved New York murder mystery shaped by family power, obsession, and uncertainty.
- What is All Good Things like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All Good Things as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is All Good Things violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All Good Things as mild.
- What did critics think of All Good Things?
- Critics generally found the performances strong and the source material compelling, but considered the film clichéd, frustratingly ambiguous, and unevenly realized.
- Which films are like All Good Things?
- Films with a similar feel include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Zodiac, and The Ice Storm.
- How long is All Good Things?
- All Good Things runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch All Good Things?
- In United States, All Good Things streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel.
