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Restless

Restless

Drama · Romance · 2011

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.

Movie details

Restless

“Who do you live for?”

2011 Drama · Romance 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Restless?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gus Van Sant

Written by

Jason Lew

Mia Wasikowska

Mia Wasikowska

Annabel Cotton

Henry Hopper

Henry Hopper

Enoch Brae

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Hiroshi Takahashi

Schuyler Fisk

Schuyler Fisk

Elizabeth Cotton

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Mabel Tell

Lusia Strus

Lusia Strus

Rachel Cotton

J

Jesse Henderson

Alger Cofax

Court is in session

Put Restless on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.