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Summer Hours

Summer Hours

Drama · 2008

After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.

Movie details

Summer Hours

2008 Drama 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.1 / 10

8.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

94 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

86 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.

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 Summer Hours?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Olivier Assayas

Written by

Olivier Assayas

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Adrienne

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Frédéric

Jérémie Renier

Jérémie Renier

Jérémie

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Hélène

Dominique Reymond

Dominique Reymond

Lisa

Valérie Bonneton

Valérie Bonneton

Angela

Isabelle Sadoyan

Isabelle Sadoyan

Eloïse

Court is in session

Put Summer Hours on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.