Overview
A haunting exploration of isolation and tragedy in suburban Australia.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- tense
- haunting
- serious viewing
- true crime discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Nitram as a gripping, psychologically nuanced, and exceptionally acted portrayal of a traumatic Australian atrocity that avoids sensationalism.
What sets it apart
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Nitram follows the protagonist's increasingly isolated and frustrated life through a measured descent toward disaster.
The film presents Nitram's alienation and mental health struggles without offering the perpetrator moral absolution or sympathy for the eventual atrocity.
Critical consensus specifically praises the respectful treatment of the final carnage and avoidance of climactic spectacle.
The story places isolation, humiliation, and mounting anger within suburban Australian homes and neighborhoods.
Films like Nitram, and why
The King of Comedy
psychological character study of an isolated man moving toward catastrophic violence, with a bleak and tense atmosphere
Joker
uncompromising portrait of alienation, social marginalization, and escalating violence centered on a psychologically troubled protagonist
Elephant
grim true-crime drama that prioritizes psychological buildup and moral unease over sensationalized spectacle
We Need to Talk About Kevin
austere, disturbing examination of ordinary environments, social disconnection, and violence without easy explanations
Movie Details
- Director
- Justin Kurzel
- Release Date
- 2021-09-30
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (223)
Cast
- Caleb Landry Jones
- Judy Davis
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Sean Keenan
- Essie Davis
- Phoebe Taylor
- Lucy-Rose Leonard
- Annabel Marshall-Roth
- Ethan Cook
- Rick James
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 Nitram about?
- A psychologically harrowing Australian true-crime drama traces an isolated young man's ominous descent toward a national tragedy.
- What is Nitram like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nitram as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Nitram violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Nitram as graphic.
- What did critics think of Nitram?
- Critics broadly praised Nitram as a gripping, psychologically nuanced, and exceptionally acted portrayal of a traumatic Australian atrocity that avoids sensationalism.
- Which films are like Nitram?
- Films with a similar feel include The King of Comedy, Joker, Elephant, and We Need to Talk About Kevin.
- How long is Nitram?
- Nitram runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nitram?
- In United States, Nitram streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
