Review of You Were Never Really Here (2017) by Sebastian U — 23 Jul 2018

Lynne Ramsay and Joaquin Phoenix just WOW!!!

This review of You Were Never Really Here (2017) was written by Sebastian U on 23 Jul 2018.

You Were Never Really Here has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jonathan D (792) on 29 Dec 2018

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You were never really here is underestimated. It might be because people didn't understand it (I didn't at first)…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 21 Dec 2018

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This movie was absolute garbage. I'm never getting the time spent watching this **** back…

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