Overview
A poignant exploration of love that defies societal norms and expectations.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tender
- melancholic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- arthouse movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a complex and moving late-life love story, strengthened by its three lead performances and Filippo Meneghetti’s assured feature debut.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nina and Madeleine are retired women who have sustained a secret romantic relationship for decades.
The women present themselves to Madeleine's family as merely neighboring friends while sharing their lives between adjoining apartments.
An unexpected event and the involvement of home care and retirement services make Madeleine's independence and relationship newly vulnerable.
Nina and Madeleine move repeatedly between their two top-floor apartments, turning the building into both refuge and constraint.
Films like Two of Us, and why
Carol
late-life lesbian romance, emotional restraint, and queer identity concealed within ordinary domestic life
Amour
intimate same-sex love story shaped by aging, caregiving, and social pressure
45 Years
tender, melancholic romance centered on older characters confronting family expectations and emotional truth
The Deep Blue Sea
quiet european relationship drama about love, secrecy, and the destabilizing effects of family intervention
Movie Details
- Director
- Filippo Meneghetti
- Release Date
- 2020-02-12
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (179)
Cast
- Barbara Sukowa
- Martine Chevallier
- Léa Drucker
- Jérôme Varanfrain
- Muriel Bénazéraf
- Denis Jousselin
- Aude-Laurence Clermont Biver
- Eugenie Anselin
- Hervé Sogne
- Daniel Trubert
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Magnolia Selects 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 Two of Us about?
- Two retired women’s decades-long secret romance is tested when illness, caregiving, and a daughter’s discovery expose the life they have carefully kept private.
- What is Two of Us like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Two of Us as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Two of Us violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Two of Us as mild.
- What did critics think of Two of Us?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a complex and moving late-life love story, strengthened by its three lead performances and Filippo Meneghetti’s assured feature debut.
- Which films are like Two of Us?
- Films with a similar feel include Carol, Amour, 45 Years, and The Deep Blue Sea.
- How long is Two of Us?
- Two of Us runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Two of Us?
- In United States, Two of Us streams on Hulu, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
