Freud's Last Session
An imagined 1939 London encounter turns a dying Freud and a questioning C.S. Lewis into sparring partners over faith, desire, family, and mortality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- austere
- cerebral
- intimate
- quiet evening
- philosophical discussion night
What critics said
Critics found the speculative Freud-Lewis premise and performances intriguing but considered the dialogue-heavy drama uneven and slow.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Freud and Lewis conduct their central confrontation through an extended conversation in Freud's London home.
The film imagines a meeting between Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis that has no established historical evidence.
Freud's atheism and Lewis's Christian belief form the film's primary philosophical dispute.
Freud's advancing mouth cancer, dependence on morphine, and relationship with Anna intensify the discussion of death and meaning.
Films like Freud's Last Session, and why
The Sunset Limited
intellectual two-hander centered on an extended debate about faith, belief, and human nature
The Man from Earth
historical literary drama built around a speculative meeting between major thinkers and sustained philosophical dialogue
Doubt
period chamber drama using conversation, belief, and personal confession to examine morality and spiritual doubt
The Agony and the Ecstasy
writerly historical drama about competing worldviews, private wounds, and the tension between faith and reason
Movie Details
- Director
- Matt Brown
- Release Date
- 2023-12-22
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (192)
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins
- Matthew Goode
- Liv Lisa Fries
- Jodi Balfour
- Jeremy Northam
- Stephen Campbell Moore
- Orla Brady
- David Shields
- Tarek Bishara
- George Andrew-Clarke
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- 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 Freud's Last Session about?
- An imagined 1939 London encounter turns a dying Freud and a questioning C.S. Lewis into sparring partners over faith, desire, family, and mortality.
- What is Freud's Last Session like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Freud's Last Session as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Freud's Last Session violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Freud's Last Session.
- What did critics think of Freud's Last Session?
- Critics found the speculative Freud-Lewis premise and performances intriguing but considered the dialogue-heavy drama uneven and slow.
- Which films are like Freud's Last Session?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sunset Limited, The Man from Earth, Doubt, and The Agony and the Ecstasy.
- How long is Freud's Last Session?
- Freud's Last Session runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Freud's Last Session?
- In United States, Freud's Last Session streams on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
