Overview
A poignant exploration of love and the complexities of mental health, wrapped in humor.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- wistful
- meditative
- quiet evening
- reflective viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's poetic treatment of loneliness, Rachel Lambert's restrained direction, and Daisy Ridley's subdued central performance, while noting its deliberately uneventful pacing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fran's office routines, subdued interactions, and daydreams transform mundane life into a contemplative emotional landscape.
Fran's loneliness and anxiety prevent her from responding easily to Robert's interest or engaging fully with coworkers.
Fran's thoughts about dying are rendered through unexpected, poetic images accompanied by a meditative string score.
Robert's attempts to date Fran are repeatedly complicated by Fran herself and her resistance to human closeness.
Films like Sometimes I Think About Dying, and why
The Worst Person in the World
shared melancholy, social awkwardness, and understated romantic connection
Paterson
shared quiet loneliness, deadpan observation, and tentative human connection
Lost in Translation
shared workplace alienation, subdued romance, and poetic attention to ordinary life
The Souvenir
shared introspective female protagonist, emotional reticence, and gently comic relationship drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Rachel Lambert
- Release Date
- 2024-01-10
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (173)
Cast
- Daisy Ridley
- Dave Merheje
- Parvesh Cheena
- Marcia DeBonis
- Megan Stalter
- Brittany O'Grady
- Bree Elrod
- Lauren Beveridge
- Ayanna Berkshire
- Sean Tarjyoto
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MUBI, MUBI 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 Sometimes I Think About Dying about?
- A socially withdrawn office worker's morbid daydreams begin to shift when an unexpected romance asks her to rejoin ordinary life.
- What is Sometimes I Think About Dying like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sometimes I Think About Dying as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sometimes I Think About Dying violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sometimes I Think About Dying.
- What did critics think of Sometimes I Think About Dying?
- Critics broadly praised the film's poetic treatment of loneliness, Rachel Lambert's restrained direction, and Daisy Ridley's subdued central performance, while noting its deliberately uneventful pacing.
- Which films are like Sometimes I Think About Dying?
- Films with a similar feel include The Worst Person in the World, Paterson, Lost in Translation, and The Souvenir.
- How long is Sometimes I Think About Dying?
- Sometimes I Think About Dying runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sometimes I Think About Dying?
- In United States, Sometimes I Think About Dying streams on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel.
