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The World to Come

7.0(428)20211h 45m4

In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • lesbian relationship
  • woman director
  • grim
  • lyrical
  • lesbian
  • intimate
  • apathetic

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Produced in

France, Romania, Russia, United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival2 Feb 2021
    • Theatrical (limited)R12 Feb 2021
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1523 Jul 2021
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM26 Feb 2021
    • PremiereMelbourne Queer Film Festival12 Mar 2021
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT14VOD2 Jun 2021
  • DenmarkDK

    • Digital / OTT1512 Feb 2021
  • FinlandFI

    • Digital / OTTK-1612 Feb 2021
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT127 Jun 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1212 Feb 2021
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1823 Jul 2021
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice International Film Festival6 Sept 2020
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical (limited)1612 Feb 2021
    • Theatrical1612 Feb 2021
  • NorwayNO

    • Digital / OTT1212 Feb 2021

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The World to Come was released on 12 February 2021.

Audience reviews

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    Manuel São Bento

    2/2/2021

    5/10

    If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com I'm admittedly not the biggest lover of period pieces or romances set in past centuries. As weird and maybe even unfair as it might sound, in a general way, the dialogues always feel just way too poetic and overly sophisticated for my taste. When it comes to emotional investment in a character or in a relationship, I …

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    Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

    3/9/2021

    8/10

    “The World to Come,” the film adaptation of Jim Shepard‘s 2017 short story of the same name, is just as sophisticated and lovely as the author’s elegant prose. Shepard also co-authored the screenplay (with Ron Hansen), and his eloquent writing makes for a lovely film about two women longing for intimacy in the 1800s. In upstate New York, Abigail (Katherine Waterston) is devastated by grief when her only child dies…

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