Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- reflective
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a well-acted, sharply written, witty, and perceptive comedy about relationships and cultural change, though some found its latter half repetitive and predictable.
What sets it apart
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The editor Alain and author Léonard navigate affairs involving their partners while their publishing and personal lives overlap.
Characters debate ebooks, blogs, long-form writing, media consumption, and the future of the written word amid industry change.
Publishing professionals repeatedly spar and reflect on literature, politics, technology, and relationships through extended witty conversations.
The central characters are Parisian cultural workers confronting middle-age crises, romantic dissatisfaction, and economic transformation.
Films like Non-Fiction, and why
The Beautiful Troublemaker
witty, talkative relationship drama about educated adults negotiating infidelity and emotional drift
My Donkey, My Lover and I
cosmopolitan french ensemble romance blending romantic entanglements with reflective conversation
A Couch in New York
sharp, intimate comedy-drama about contemporary relationships, self-fashioning, and middle-age uncertainty
Love Affair(s)
literary-minded french relationship film with elegant dialogue and bourgeois social observation
Movie Details
- Director
- Olivier Assayas
- Release Date
- 2018-10-11
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (256)
Cast
- Guillaume Canet
- Juliette Binoche
- Vincent Macaigne
- Christa Théret
- Nora Hamzawi
- Pascal Greggory
- Laurent Poitrenaux
- Sigrid Bouaziz
- Lionel Dray
- Nicolas Bouchaud
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 Non-Fiction about?
- A witty Parisian publishing-world ensemble untangles affairs, artistic ego, and digital disruption while middle-aged partners reconsider what still feels authentic.
- What is Non-Fiction like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Non-Fiction as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Non-Fiction violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Non-Fiction.
- What did critics think of Non-Fiction?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a well-acted, sharply written, witty, and perceptive comedy about relationships and cultural change, though some found its latter half repetitive and predictable.
- Which films are like Non-Fiction?
- Films with a similar feel include The Beautiful Troublemaker, My Donkey, My Lover and I, A Couch in New York, and Love Affair(s).
- How long is Non-Fiction?
- Non-Fiction runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Non-Fiction?
- In United States, Non-Fiction streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
