

You Were Never Really Here
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
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6.5/10
3,156 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $17M
- Box office
- $9.4M
- Language
- English
- hotel
- new york city
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- based on novel or book
- childhood trauma
- flashback
- money
- murder
- teenage girl
- drugs
- stakeout
- alarm
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- TheatricalA6 Apr 2018
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival19 Jan 2018
- TheatricalR6 Apr 2018
- PremiereAtlanta Film and Video Festival13 Apr 2018
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival14 Oct 2017
- Theatrical159 Mar 2018
- Digital / OTT152 Jul 2018
- Physical15Blu-ray / DVD2 Jul 2018
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PremiereDubai International Film Festival12 Dec 2017
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMA 15+Sydney Film Festival11 Jun 2018
- TheatricalMA 15+24 Aug 2018
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A(Toronto)13 Apr 2018
- Premiere18A(Montréal)20 Apr 2018
ArgentinaAR
- Physical16DVD6 Dec 2018
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1627 Apr 2018
BelgiumBE
- PremiereGent International Film Festival12 Oct 2017
- Theatrical15 Nov 2017
BrazilBR
- Theatrical169 Aug 2018
CroatiaHR
- Theatrical22 Mar 2018
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical1 Mar 2018
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You Were Never Really Here was released on 8 November 2017.
Audience reviews
3- B6/10
Bazzjazz
4/20/2018
The way this movie was hyped up in the press about it being the Next ‘Taxi Driver’obviously raised my expectations and Phoenix being the Antihero ah-la Travis Brickle . Well, did I get letdown like a disappointed kid at Xmas when he didn’t get what he expected. If Phoenix won best actor at the Sundance Festival for his performance in this film. Then I’m decidedly in the wrong profession. He had a one dimensi…
- G6/10
Gimly
1/20/2019
I did not feel as positively about _You Were Never Really Here_ as most people seem to have, but I **do** absolutely recommend it. One of Jaoquin Phoenix's best roles, and that is about as far from small praise as it gets. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
12/7/2025
There weren’t a lot of lines for Joaquin Phoenix to learn for this gritty and brutal story of “Joe”. He makes a living retrieving girls who have gone missing - voluntarily or otherwise, and repatriating them. Occasionally this happens straightforwardly, but more frequently this is a violent and dangerous business that sees him having to fend off people both in and out of uniform. It’s this latest job to rescue “Nina”…
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