Music Box Films Familiar Touch
Directed by Sarah Friedland · 2024
Familiar Touch (2024) has a 83% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Averaged from 5 sources
Is Familiar Touch worth watching?
Yes — Familiar Touch earns a 83% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Kathleen Chalfant plays a woman adjusting to memory care with such delicate specificity that the film's unhurried, compassionate gaze never feels like it's asking for pity.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (80%).
What is Familiar Touch about?
Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen -- a dish she seems to have made many times before,...
Watch the Trailer
Critic Reviews
More Like This
The Godfather
Crime, Drama · 2h 55m
Seven Samurai
Action, Drama · 3h 27m
Tokyo Story
Drama · 2h 16m
Parasite
Thriller, Drama · 2h 12m