Overview
A poignant journey through love and loss as two partners cherish their final moments together.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- wistful
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a heartbreaking and emotionally powerful relationship drama led by Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci's moving performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tusker's early-onset dementia reshapes the couple's daily life, future plans, and emotional responsibilities.
Sam and Tusker travel through England in an old RV to visit friends, family, and places tied to their past.
The film builds its impact through dialogue, facial expressions, and understated confrontation with mortality.
Sam and Tusker have been partners for twenty years, and their shared history anchors the drama.
Films like Supernova, and why
45 Years
quiet road movie structure, intimate long-term partnership, and emotionally devastating confrontation with mortality
Amour
mature queer romance shaped by illness, caregiving, memory, and restrained performances
The Father
tender relationship drama using domestic intimacy and impending loss to create cathartic emotion
Weekend
lgbtq+ relationship drama with melancholy, conversational storytelling, and a strong sense of lived history
Movie Details
- Director
- Harry Macqueen
- Release Date
- 2020-11-20
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (362)
Cast
- Colin Firth
- Stanley Tucci
- Peter MacQueen
- Pippa Haywood
- Nina Marlin
- Ian Drysdale
- Lori Campbell
- Sarah Woodward
- James Dreyfus
- Halema Hussain
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Supernova about?
- A devoted couple's journey through the English countryside becomes a tender reckoning with dementia, mortality, and the limits of love's protection.
- What is Supernova like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Supernova as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Supernova violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Supernova as mild.
- What did critics think of Supernova?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a heartbreaking and emotionally powerful relationship drama led by Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci's moving performances.
- Which films are like Supernova?
- Films with a similar feel include 45 Years, Amour, The Father, and Weekend.
- How long is Supernova?
- Supernova runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Supernova?
- In United States, Supernova is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home.
