You Were Never Really Here
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
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Cast
37 people
Joaquin Phoenix
Joe
Known for
Joker
Her
Judith Roberts
Joe's Mother
Known for
Eraserhead
Orange Is the New Black
Ekaterina Samsonov
Nina Votto
Known for
The Ticket
John Doman
John McCleary
Known for
The Wire
Blue Valentine
Alex Manette
Senator Albert Votto
Known for
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Shame
Dante Pereira-Olson
Young Joe
Known for
Joker
HAPPY!
Alessandro Nivola
Governor Williams
Known for
Jurassic Park III
Face/Off
Larry Canady
Cincinnati Cab Driver
No other roles listed
Vinicius Damasceno
Moises
Neo Randall
Moises's Friend
Also in
Nurse Jackie
Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera
Frank Pando
Angel
Known for
When They See Us
The Better Sister
Edward Latham
Drug Dealer
No other roles listed
Lynne Ramsay Director · Jonathan Ames Author Jonny Greenwood Composer
Worldwide gross $9.4M · Budget $17M · United States release April 6, 2018
Box office
Budget
$17,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,400,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Why Not Productions
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Sixteen Films
Production
Amazon MGM Studios
Studio
British Film Institute
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Production
United Kingdom · France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 27, 2017
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · March 9, 2018
Theatrical
United States · April 6, 2018
Theatrical
United States
January 19, 2018 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
April 13, 2018 · Premiere · Atlanta Film and Video Festival
Argentina
December 6, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Australia
June 11, 2018 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 24, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 12, 2017 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
November 15, 2017 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
April 13, 2018 · Theatrical · (Toronto)
April 20, 2018 · Premiere · (Montréal)
Croatia
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
March 2, 2018 · Theatrical
April 18, 2018 · Premiere · Night Visions International Film Festival
May 25, 2018 · Theatrical
France
November 8, 2017 · Theatrical
September 4, 2018 · Digital · VOD
September 5, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
April 6, 2021 · Digital · OCS
February 10, 2025 · TV · ARTE
Germany
January 20, 2018 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest White Nights
April 26, 2018 · Theatrical
August 9, 2019 · TV · SKY
Greece
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 20, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
August 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 10, 2018 · Theatrical
India
April 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
May 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
December 7, 2017 · Premiere · Noir in Festival, Como
May 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
June 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Kuwait
April 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Latvia
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Lebanon
May 10, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 25, 2018 · Theatrical
October 3, 2019 · Digital · Casa CANÍBAL
Netherlands
September 24, 2017 · Premiere · PAC Festival
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
July 17, 2018 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
November 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
March 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
October 26, 2017 · Premiere · American Film Festival
April 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 17, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
March 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 17, 2018 · Premiere · Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival
February 27, 2018 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
July 17, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Slovenia
November 14, 2017 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
September 25, 2017 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
November 17, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 2018 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical
September 3, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Switzerland
September 29, 2017 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Türkiye
May 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 12, 2017 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
July 2, 2018 · Digital
July 2, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
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