Private Life
2018 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 6.9 · 89% critics
A long-married couple struggling to have a child tries to keep their relationship steady while navigating fertility treatments and the maze of domestic adoption. As pressure mounts, private hopes and frustrations spill into everyday life, testing their patience, finances, and the support of the people around them.
Also known as Vida Privada
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (415 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, realistic relationship drama with dark humor and messy feelings, in the vein of Another Year or The Savages; Not for you if you need tidy closure or uplifting escapism.
Pros: raw, relatable emotions; strong performances; quiet, sharp humor | Cons: slow early stretch; heavy medical focus; divisive open ending
Themes
- marriage
- in vitro fertilisation
- infertility
- fertility test
- trying to get pregnant
- woman director
- fertility
Cast & crew
Paul Giamatti
as Richard Grimes
Kathryn Hahn
as Rachel Biegler
Kayli Carter
as Sadie Barrett
Molly Shannon
as Cynthia Grimes
John Carroll Lynch
as Charlie Grimes
Desmin Borges
as Sam
Denis O'Hare
as Dr. Dordick
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Beth
Emily Robinson
as Charlotte Grimes
Tracee Chimo
as Caroline
Directed by Tamara Jenkins