Wim Wenders returns, this time in a different language! Discover all you need to know about how to watch Perfect Days and its streaming availability.
From the man who brought us Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire comes Perfect Days, a movie focusing on a janitor in Japan who frequently drives between jobs listening to rock music—sounds wonderfully simple, doesn’t it?
The film combines four short stories, and should be on the watchlist of any Oscars fanatic. Perfect Days scooped a nomination for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, becoming the first film not directed by a Japanese filmmaker to be nominated as the Japanese entry.
If you’re looking to catch up with the Japan and Germany co-production—one of the best movies of the last year—here’s what you need to know about how to watch Perfect Days and if it’s streaming.
How to watch Perfect Days
The only way to watch Perfect Days right now is by heading to your local cinema and buying a ticket, as the film is still on its theatrical run.
You’ll have to be fairly quick, though, as the movie has been in theaters in the US for over a month now. Some cinemas may not have any screenings at all, though, as the movie was given a limited release.
Is Perfect Days on streaming?
No, Perfect Days currently isn’t available on any streaming platform.
However, the movie is still available to watch in North American theaters, so catch it on a big screen while you can.
You can catch up with the film’s full trailer below:
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Perfect Days: Is it on Netflix?
Perfect Days isn’t currently available to watch on Netflix.
We’ll be sure to update this page if this changes.
Is Perfect Days worth watching?
With a fresh rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, an audience score of 94%, and an Oscar-nomination, too, Perfect Days is definitely worth watching.
Nick Schager at The Daily Beast wrote: “A sweet and sad slice-of-life about the comfort and sorrow of solitary repetition, buoyed by a Yakusho performance that rightly earned him the Best Actor prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.”
Stephanie Zacharek at TIME Magazine added: “Yakusho’s performance is a marvel of openness: Hirayama observes all that’s around him—the pattern of light on the waves of a river, the tracery of leaves on a tree he sees every day…”
Namrata Joshi at The New Indian Express commented: “Perfect Days is a sublime validation of the ordinary, a film replete with grace, harmony, and hope that overwhelms and engulfs you in its humane world.”
Carlos Boyero at El Pais concluded: “The images have magnetism. And above all, it has Koji Yakusho, a notable actor who also exudes magnetism. I, at least, can’t take my eyes off his face.”
That’s all we can offer on how to watch Perfect Days right now, but why not check out how to watch all the Oscar-nominated movies while you’re here. If you like foreign language stories, here’s how to watch Godzilla Minus One, and a list of 5 movies to watch if you like Shogun. We’ve also got a list of the best movies heading to streaming this month.
