Everybody Knows requires much patience to get through, as well as some very melodramatic scenes to endure, but the film never even rewards its audience for all the wait.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 9, 2024

Everybody Knows is a feature film by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, known for films such as The Separation and The Traveler, who today places us in a reflection on the globalized world, interpersonal relationships, secrets and class conflicts.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 28, 2023

One of Farhadi's major skills as a writer is to disguise his films' major themes within naturalistic dialogue, so that what sounds like casual conversation soon reveals what Farhadi is really trying to say.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 13, 2022

Lacking an action-film orientation or neatly-wrapped ending, Farhadi and his actors play their story sensitively and believably, leaving much to ponder.

Full Review | Jul 22, 2021

The incredible suspense builds up and puts too much weight into the final act of the film, which ends up being somewhat disappointing. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 29, 2020

Like the great Canadian short story writer Alice Munro, Asghar Farhadi forms intricate, mysterious narratives around a complex weave of characters, whose relation to one another takes you some time to sort out.

| Original Score: 7.7/10 | Aug 11, 2020

It can feel predestined at times, but Farhadi so earnestly downplays most canards, setting them off with fractal-like momentum.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 27, 2020

There is plenty to capture here, but it is a shame the story mechanics were purely something to hang these characters off, rather than harmonising with them.

| Feb 13, 2020

While far from a dud, this is still some way below Fahardi's usual high standards.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 6, 2020

The film, therefore, is contingent upon the performances of its secondary members who, fortunately, carry out a splendid joint work complementing those three great figures. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 62/100 | Dec 20, 2019

[T]his 'psychological thriller' falters after an initially promising start.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 7, 2019

A much better film would have drawn out the class distinctions that are at the heart of this story.

| Oct 28, 2019

Its thrills are intense, yet subtle, refraining from bombast, but still delivering a good wallop.

| Oct 21, 2019

Farhadi demonstrates once again human nature is the greatest puzzle of all.

| Oct 17, 2019

Atmospheric and evocative... It's not the best of Farhadi, but even a lesser Farhadi is better than most films.

| Sep 18, 2019

There is something about a story which peels back the layers so gently that really gets under the skin and when it's the secrets and lies of a whodunit - this is even more delectable.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2019

The score is reserved only for the party scenes - it is a way to enhance the work of the actors, all impeccable. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 11, 2019

The family gathering, that creaky nest of vipers, proves patchy ground for writer-director Asghar Farhadi and his gamely fired-up cast.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 23, 2019

The most appreciated in this filmmaker is his impeccable handling of intimate atmospheres and his scenic control. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jun 14, 2019

Everybody Knows is a gorgeous film that features some truly wonderful moments of interpersonal connection, tucked as they are in between a stilted storyline.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 29, 2019