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2013 film directed by Kevin Macdonald

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How I Live Now is a 2013 war, drama, and romance film directed by Kevin Macdonald. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Brock, based on a work by Meg Rosoff. The cast includes Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, Anna Chancellor, and Corey Johnson. John Battsek served as a producer. The film originates from the United Kingdom and Canada, with production companies including Passion Pictures, Cowboy Films, BFI, Film4 Productions, and Entertainment One.

The narrative is set in England and explores themes of incest and coming of age. It is described as a post-apocalyptic future story involving survival and terrorism. The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and was originally in English. It was distributed via video on demand by Netflix and Hulu, and is available on platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Philo.

Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include 65%, 6.2 out of 10, and 57 out of 100. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.4 and a TMDb vote average of 6.627. Its tagline is "Love will lead you home."

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Film · TMDB

6.6

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Released: 2013-09-10101 minDir: Kevin MacdonaldDrama, Romance, Science Fiction

Cast

  • Saoirse Ronan as Daisy Ryback
  • George MacKay as Eddie
  • Tom Holland as Isaac
  • Harley Bird as Piper
  • Danny McEvoy as Joe
  • Anna Chancellor as Aunt Penn

Themes

  • countryside
  • based on novel or book
  • post-apocalyptic future
  • survival
  • terrorism
  • based on young adult novel

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

33,605 votes

Year
2013
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
coming of age
Screenwriter
Jeremy Brock
Cast member
Stella Gonet
Composer
Jon Hopkins
Producer
John Battsek
Narrative location
England
Duration
101
FilmAffinity ID
122709
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2013-10-04
title
How I Live Now
after a work by
Meg Rosoff
distributed by
Hulu
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
57/100
Commons category
How I Live Now (film)
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