How I Live Now
2013 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · 62% critics
An American girl is sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, where she starts to find love and purpose. As war swells around her, she fights to survive and adjust to a world that quickly spirals out of control.
Based on How I Live Now
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (943 votes)
About
You’ll likely like this if you enjoy intense young-adult survival stories with a romantic thread amid WWIII-level chaos; Not for you if you want clear explanations, a lighter tone, or a romance that feels comfortable in all circumstances.
Pros: immersive war aftermath; powerful performances; moving countryside atmosphere | Cons: bleak and disturbing themes; confusing or vague context; criticized character/romance focus
Themes
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- post-apocalyptic future
- survival
- terrorism
- based on young adult novel
Cast & crew
Saoirse Ronan
as Daisy Ryback
George MacKay
as Eddie
Tom Holland
as Isaac
Harley Bird
as Piper
- DM
Danny McEvoy
as Joe
Anna Chancellor
as Aunt Penn
Corey Johnson
as Consular Official
Darren Morfitt
as Sergeant
Sabrina Dickens
as Guerilla Soldier Girlfriend
Stella Gonet
as Mrs. McEvoy
Directed by Kevin Macdonald