Synopsis
In 1856, two women forge a close connection despite their isolation on the American frontier.
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Cast
- Katherine WaterstonAbigail
- Casey AffleckDyer
- Vanessa KirbyTallie
- Christopher AbbottFinney
- Kim CiobanuWidow Weldon's Son
- Daniel BlumbergTinker
- Andreea VasileMother
- James LongshoreMan No. 1
Recommendations
- 100
Variety
This is filmmaking as attuned to incremental shifts in light and landscape (Romania’s, in fact, gorgeously filling in for undeveloped upstate New York) as the ebb and flow of a character’s interior joy, written in a face unaccustomed to smiling. - 100
The Telegraph
It's as simultaneously chilling and warming as a slug of ice-cold vodka, and just as liable to make your mind swim and eyes prick. - 91
IndieWire
The World to Come is at its sharpest when trying to articulate the alchemy that happens when theory and sensation collide with each other and morph into something new. - 90
Screen Daily
Scripted with heightened literary cadences by Ron Hansen and Jim Shepard, the film is well crafted in every respect, and marks an acting career high for Katherine Waterston, as well as a fine showcase for the ever more impressive Vanessa Kirby. - 83
The Playlist
Although arranged around a fulfilling, life-changing connection The World to Come is a deeply lonesome lovesong. - 80
The Guardian
The World to Come is a ravishingly beautiful love story set in 1850s America, with painterly visuals that nod to the work of Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent. - 80
Total Film
An exquisitely rendered period tale, The World To Come is a slow-burning but ultimately rewarding drama of the heart. - 75
The Film Stage
It is a thoughtful, unquestionably moving piece of work with much to say about the inner lives of the women at the center, but it could have used another gear
