Full Time
A single mother races across a transport-stricken France to protect her children and seize a chance at a better life.
Overview
A mother's determination faces an unexpected obstacle as she strives for a better life for her children.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- propulsive
- tense
- intimate
- socially conscious movie night
- arthouse cinema evening
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed the film as an intensely propulsive and sobering social-realist drama led by Laure Calamy's gripping, emotionally warm performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Julie works as a hotel chambermaid while managing childcare, commuting, and a job interview during a transportation strike.
The film turns missed trains, childcare arrangements, interviews, and work shifts into escalating sources of tension.
Julie is a single mother trying to provide better conditions for her two children while maintaining demanding employment.
The film's intense pacing and focus on transportation disruption convey Julie's frantic movement through contemporary France.
Films like Full Time, and why
Rosetta
shared propulsive social realism, precarious employment, and a working-class protagonist under relentless economic pressure
Two Days, One Night
shared intimate labor drama, female-centered social realism, and emotionally urgent domestic stakes
The Measure of a Man
shared tense employment crisis, structural inequality, and a grounded naturalistic style
I, Daniel Blake
shared working-parent pressure, economic precarity, and thriller-like everyday urgency
Movie Details
- Director
- Eric Gravel
- Release Date
- 2022-03-16
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (350)
Cast
- Laure Calamy
- Anne Suarez
- Geneviève Mnich
- Nolan Arizmendi
- Sasha Lemaître Cremaschi
- Cyril Gueï
- Lucie Gallo
- Agathe Dronne
- Mathilde Weil
- Dana Fiaque
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Brew, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse 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 Full Time about?
- A single mother races across a transport-stricken France to protect her children and seize a chance at a better life.
- What is Full Time like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Full Time as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Full Time violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Full Time.
- What did critics think of Full Time?
- Critics broadly acclaimed the film as an intensely propulsive and sobering social-realist drama led by Laure Calamy's gripping, emotionally warm performance.
- Which films are like Full Time?
- Films with a similar feel include Rosetta, Two Days, One Night, The Measure of a Man, and I, Daniel Blake.
- How long is Full Time?
- Full Time runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Full Time?
- In United States, Full Time streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Brew, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
