Electrick Children
A sheltered Mormon teenager follows a fantastical musical clue into the wider world, searching for the truth behind her pregnancy and her own emerging identity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- whimsical
- sincere
- witty
- indie film night
- coming of age double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Rebecca Thomas's assured direction, Julia Garner's magnetic performance, and the film's humane magical-realism premise, while finding its storytelling uneven and occasionally overworked.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rachel leaves her fundamentalist Mormon community to investigate the origins of her pregnancy and the music that she believes caused it.
Rachel's belief in immaculate conception and pregnancy by music is presented through an enchanted but humane indie-drama register.
The fifteen-year-old protagonist leaves her isolated religious family and searches beyond its rules for answers about her identity.
Rachel experiences conflict with her family and community while struggling to interpret her body, beliefs, and emerging independence.
Films like Electrick Children, and why
The Virgin Suicides
shared magical realism, youthful alienation, spiritual questioning, and indie coming-of-age tone
Hesher
shared adolescent rebellion, religiously inflected family pressure, and wistful surrealism
Beasts of the Southern Wild
shared eccentric young protagonists, outsider perspective, and gently fantastical indie drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Rebecca Thomas
- Release Date
- 2012-07-11
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Julia Garner
- Rory Culkin
- Liam Aiken
- Bill Sage
- Cynthia Watros
- Billy Zane
- John Patrick Amedori
- Rachel Pirard
- Cassidy Gard
- Paolo Baldion
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Electrick Children about?
- A sheltered Mormon teenager follows a fantastical musical clue into the wider world, searching for the truth behind her pregnancy and her own emerging identity.
- What is Electrick Children like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Electrick Children as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Electrick Children violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Electrick Children.
- What did critics think of Electrick Children?
- Critics broadly praised Rebecca Thomas's assured direction, Julia Garner's magnetic performance, and the film's humane magical-realism premise, while finding its storytelling uneven and occasionally overworked.
- Which films are like Electrick Children?
- Films with a similar feel include The Virgin Suicides, Hesher, and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
- How long is Electrick Children?
- Electrick Children runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Electrick Children?
- In United States, Electrick Children is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
