Overview
A poignant journey across decades and continents to reclaim lost love.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- melancholic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- romantic night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an emotionally resonant, visually appealing multidecade romance, with particular appreciation for its performances and international scope.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kristófer searches for his first love while suffering the onset of dementia and facing limited time.
The story moves between elderly Kristófer during the COVID pandemic and his younger life in 1970s London and Japan.
The elderly Kristófer retraces his past across London and Japan to find the person who disappeared from his life fifty years earlier.
Kristófer enters a Japanese restaurant family in Soho, learns the language and cuisine, and develops a relationship with Miko.
Films like Touch, and why
The English Patient
multigenerational romantic longing, travel across countries, and a reflective search for lost love
Brooklyn
time-spanning romance shaped by regret, memory, and the persistence of an unfinished relationship
Past Lives
wistful international romance combining personal history, separation, and emotionally restrained drama
45 Years
later-life romantic reckoning and a journey toward emotional closure
Movie Details
- Director
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Release Date
- 2024-05-29
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (133)
Cast
- Egill Ólafsson
- Kōki
- Pálmi Kormákur Baltasarsson
- Masahiro Motoki
- Yoko Narahashi
- Ruth Sheen
- Masatoshi Nakamura
- Meg Kubota
- María Ellingsen
- Benedikt Erlingsson
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Touch about?
- An elderly Icelandic man races across continents and through fading memories to reconnect with the first love who vanished from his life half a century earlier.
- What is Touch like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Touch as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Touch violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Touch.
- What did critics think of Touch?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an emotionally resonant, visually appealing multidecade romance, with particular appreciation for its performances and international scope.
- Which films are like Touch?
- Films with a similar feel include The English Patient, Brooklyn, Past Lives, and 45 Years.
- How long is Touch?
- Touch runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Touch?
- In United States, Touch is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
