I'm Still Here Review (2024) — 88% Celluloid Score
Directed by Walter Salles · 2024 ·
I'm Still Here (2024) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
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🏆 2 award wins · 2 nominations — Won Best International Feature Film, Academy Awards 2025
Sony Pictures Classics Where to watch
- Netflix
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Where to watch I'm Still Here by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BFI Player |
| United States | Netflix |
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Why this score?
- Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (97/100).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (93%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (85/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.4/5).
- IMDb users score it 8.3/10.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded drama, biography pick
Not ideal for
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Is I'm Still Here worth watching?
Yes — I'm Still Here earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Celluloid Verdict
Walter Salles returns with a restrained, deeply moving portrait of resilience under dictatorship, crowned by a luminous Fernanda Torres in the performance of her career.
Celluloid editorial verdict
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is I'm Still Here about?
In 1970s Rio under military dictatorship, a mother of five rebuilds her family after her husband is disappeared by the regime — a quietly devastating true story of private endurance held against decades of state-enforced silence.
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Critic Reviews
I'm Still Here Review: Endurance as Quiet Resistance
★★★★★
Walter Salles's I'm Still Here recounts a Brazilian family's survival under dictatorship through the steady, unbreakable presence of a mother — a restrained true story crowned by a luminous Fernanda Torres and a deserved Oscar for International Feature.
A quietly devastating portrait of grief and defiance, anchored by one of the finest performances of its year. Essential, humane cinema.
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