Overview
A solitary cat embarks on an unexpected adventure aboard a boat filled with diverse creatures, learning the power of teamwork amidst chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- dreamy
- tender
- foreboding
- family movie night
- quiet afternoon
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed its dialogue-free visual storytelling, authentic animal behavior, dreamy computer-generated animation, emotional music, and universal themes of resilience and cooperation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The cat, dog, lemur, and other creatures behave like animals and the film is largely dialogue-free.
The survival journey is communicated primarily through animation, emotional music, and animal action.
A great flood devastates the cat's home and leaves ruins, open water, and a boat as the central environments.
Critics specifically praised the computer-generated animation's dreamy yet curiously real surrealism and the animals' authenticity.
Films like Flow, and why
The Red Turtle
Shares dialogue-light animal storytelling, environmental peril, dreamlike animation, and emotionally sincere survival themes.
The Bear
Shares wordless or near-wordless visual narrative, animal protagonists, fantasy adventure, and contemplative ecological atmosphere.
The Fox and the Hound
Shares non-anthropomorphic animal behavior, wilderness survival, vivid animation, and a gentle but perilous family-friendly tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Gints Zilbalodis
- Release Date
- 2024-08-29
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (3088)
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion 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 Flow about?
- A solitary cat crosses a flooded world aboard a fragile ark, learning that survival depends on cooperation among radically different animals.
- What is Flow like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flow as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flow violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Flow.
- What did critics think of Flow?
- Critics broadly acclaimed its dialogue-free visual storytelling, authentic animal behavior, dreamy computer-generated animation, emotional music, and universal themes of resilience and cooperation.
- Which films are like Flow?
- Films with a similar feel include The Red Turtle, The Bear, and The Fox and the Hound.
- How long is Flow?
- Flow runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Flow?
- In United States, Flow streams on Criterion Channel.
