Anemone
An estranged-brother reunion in the Northern English wilderness becomes a stark, symbolically charged excavation of family trauma and memory.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- melancholic
- austere
- quiet evening
- serious film night
What critics said
Critics broadly admired Daniel Day-Lewis's commanding return and the film's visual ambition, while finding its symbolism, length, and emotional opacity uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray and Jem's estranged brotherhood is shaped by life-changing events and complicated family dynamics across decades.
Jem travels into the woods to reach Ray's hermit's house in Northern England.
Critical responses specifically emphasize Daniel Day-Lewis's major performance and the film's abundance of monologues and big scenes.
Critical reception highlights the film's big images, epiphanies, and hallucinations, while noting that not all of them work.
Films like Anemone, and why
The Banshees of Inisherin
intimate estranged-sibling drama shaped by severe performances, rural isolation, and buried family trauma
The Power of the Dog
brooding family drama using remote landscapes, silence, and emotionally damaged male characters
The Tree of Life
ambitious psychological drama about fractured family bonds, expressive imagery, and unresolved pain
Movie Details
- Director
- Ronan Day-Lewis
- Release Date
- 2025-10-02
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (145)
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Sean Bean
- Samantha Morton
- Samuel Bottomley
- Safia Oakley-Green
- Lewis Ian Bray
- Paul Butterworth
- Karl Cam
- JP Conway
- Angus Cooper
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- 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 Anemone about?
- An estranged-brother reunion in the Northern English wilderness becomes a stark, symbolically charged excavation of family trauma and memory.
- What is Anemone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anemone as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Anemone violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Anemone as mild.
- What did critics think of Anemone?
- Critics broadly admired Daniel Day-Lewis's commanding return and the film's visual ambition, while finding its symbolism, length, and emotional opacity uneven.
- Which films are like Anemone?
- Films with a similar feel include The Banshees of Inisherin, The Power of the Dog, and The Tree of Life.
- How long is Anemone?
- Anemone runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anemone?
- In United States, Anemone streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
