Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- bleak
- heightened
- harrowing
- serious drama night
- war film marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film stylish and gave Tom Holland an opportunity to pursue a darker role, but considered its story formulaic, overripe, unbelievable, and burdened by excessive visual affectation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cherry returns from serving as an army medic in Iraq with PTSD, then descends into heroin addiction and bank robbery.
The story moves through college romance, military service, war trauma, addiction, and crime with distinct stylistic modes.
Cherry’s relationship with Emily remains the central source of attachment as his life deteriorates after deployment.
Heroin addiction directly shapes Cherry’s postwar behavior, relationships, and bank robberies.
Films like Cherry, and why
The Lost Weekend
shared post-traumatic stress, drug addiction, crime descent, and bleak american social realism
The Deer Hunter
shared war veteran alienation, substance abuse, and morally deteriorating crime drama
Beautiful Boy
shared opioid addiction, socioeconomic despair, and tragic character-centered drama
Trainspotting
shared antihero crime trajectory, stylized violence, and emotionally damaged central character
Movie Details
- Directors
- Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Release Date
- 2021-02-26
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1428)
Cast
- Tom Holland
- Ciara Bravo
- Jack Reynor
- Michael Rispoli
- Jeff Wahlberg
- Forrest Goodluck
- Michael Gandolfini
- Suhail Dabbach
- Daniel R. Hill
- Fionn O'Shea
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- 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 Cherry about?
- A traumatized Iraq War medic loses himself to heroin and bank robbery while trying to preserve his bond with the woman he loves.
- What is Cherry like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cherry as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cherry violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Cherry as moderate.
- What did critics think of Cherry?
- Critics generally found the film stylish and gave Tom Holland an opportunity to pursue a darker role, but considered its story formulaic, overripe, unbelievable, and burdened by excessive visual affectation.
- Which films are like Cherry?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lost Weekend, The Deer Hunter, Beautiful Boy, and Trainspotting.
- How long is Cherry?
- Cherry runs 142 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cherry?
- In United States, Cherry streams on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel.
