Echo

2019

1h 19m

Drama

List

100%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

46%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

In Iceland, as everyone prepares for the Christmas holidays, a special atmosphere takes over the country. Between exaltation and anxiety, a biting and tender portrait of a modern society.

Ellen E Jones

Guardian

Echo's surprisingly cockle-warming take makes it a worthy contender for your alternative Christmas classic.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 5, 2020

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Paul O'Callaghan

Slant Magazine

The film ultimately coheres into a vivid portrait of contemporary Iceland that's equal parts bleak and beguiling.

Aug 21, 2019

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Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

A multipart portrait of contemporary Iceland emerges that feels necessarily somewhat incomplete, given time constraints, but always deeply human.

Aug 16, 2019

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

This interesting idea ended up with a competent execution, with episodes of varying duration flowing at a nearly-pendular pulse and cohering in an intelligible way.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2021

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

Echo doesn't give its audience straightforward answers, but it doesn't ask straightforward questions. It is, to me, one of the best films of 2020, because of that uncertainty, amorphous meaning, and kaleidoscopic storytelling.

Jan 30, 2021

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Miguel Martín Maestro

El antepenúltimo mohicano

[Director and writer Rúnar] Rúnarsson allows us to think about a change of style in Icelandic cinema, and it's appreciated as much as it is needed. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2020

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Dave G

I didn't see this movie. i was trying to review the Echo TV show, and can't see how to delete my review, so hey 5 stars, why not.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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calder d

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Lisa V

Very AWESOME! I will watch again and again!! ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Varda L

My kids and I love the show.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/24

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Marcus’s M

Yikes….not good. I'm not sure what the hell disney is thinking. Nobody asked for an Echo series and for good reason. This is straight up a DEI and ESG move yet again from a company that's been destroying its products and credibility to feed the message

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Rúnar Rúnarsson

Director

Sigurmar Albertsson

Actor

Rúnar Rúnarsson

Writer

Elli Cassata

Executive Producer

Bo Ehrhardt

Executive Producer

Birgitte Hald

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

In Iceland, as everyone prepares for the Christmas holidays, a special atmosphere takes over the country. Between exaltation and anxiety, a biting and tender portrait of a modern society.

Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Producer: Rúnar Rúnarsson, Live Hide, Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir
Screenwriter: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Production Co: Nimbus Iceland
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Icelandic
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2020
Runtime: 1h 19m