Overview
A gripping tale of love, betrayal, and moral ambiguity unfolds in the wake of a tragic death.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- cerebral
- intimate
- serious movie night
- courtroom thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Justine Triet's sophisticated courtroom construction, Sandra Hüller's extraordinary performance, and the film's tense examination of marriage, power, and evidence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Courtroom testimony, recordings, memories, and reconstructed events continually reshape what can be known about Samuel's death.
The prosecution scrutinizes Sandra and Samuel's marriage, creative rivalry, sexuality, and private arguments as possible explanations for the death.
The remote mountain chalet, snowbound surroundings, and discovery of Samuel's body create an austere atmosphere of intimate danger.
The trial investigates whether Samuel died by suicide or murder while preserving uncertainty around Sandra's responsibility.
Films like Anatomy of a Fall, and why
The Trial of the Chicago 7
shared courtroom investigation, marital ambiguity, psychological tension, and shifting interpretations of evidence
Gone Girl
shared murder suspicion, unreliable testimony, intimate relationship scrutiny, and sophisticated thriller structure
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared morally ambiguous domestic mystery, female-centered perspective, and restrained psychological suspense
A Separation
shared courtroom interrogation, family trauma, moral uncertainty, and emotionally layered drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Justine Triet
- Release Date
- 2023-08-23
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (3500)
Cast
- Sandra Hüller
- Swann Arlaud
- Milo Machado-Graner
- Antoine Reinartz
- Samuel Theis
- Jehnny Beth
- Saadia Bentaïeb
- Camille Rutherford
- Anne Rotger
- Sophie Fillières
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Anatomy of a Fall about?
- A fiercely intelligent courtroom mystery turns a writer’s marriage, a husband’s death, and a blind child’s testimony into an unsettling contest over truth.
- What is Anatomy of a Fall like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anatomy of a Fall as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Anatomy of a Fall violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Anatomy of a Fall as mild.
- What did critics think of Anatomy of a Fall?
- Critics broadly praised Justine Triet's sophisticated courtroom construction, Sandra Hüller's extraordinary performance, and the film's tense examination of marriage, power, and evidence.
- Which films are like Anatomy of a Fall?
- Films with a similar feel include The Trial of the Chicago 7, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and A Separation.
- How long is Anatomy of a Fall?
- Anatomy of a Fall runs 151 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anatomy of a Fall?
- In United States, Anatomy of a Fall is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
