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I, Anna

I, Anna

The Darkest Secrets Are The Ones We Hide From Ourselves

201293 minMidcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Director
Barnaby Southcombe
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell, Eddie Marsan

A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case.

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Where can I watch I, Anna?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists I, Anna to rent or buy on Prime Video, and on no subscription service.

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Highlights

What stands out about I, Anna?

I, Anna earns 3 badges, led by Thought-provoking and Nonlinear.

  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is I, Anna worth watching?

I, Anna's Midcredits score is the 42nd percentile of all films, from 3.5K ratings across 4 sources. 43% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

42nd percentile

Better received than 42% of films

43rd percentile among Crime43rd percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)43rd
Approval (how many liked it)42nd

60 /100

43rd percentile of all films

44th percentile among Crime44th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.2 — solid but not unanimous.

43% liked it

42nd percentile of all films

43rd percentile among Crime41st percentile among 2010s
43% rated it 7–1057% rated it 1–6

Critics 58% · Audience 50%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 0 wins / 2 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

74th percentile

3.5K ratings across platforms

68th percentile among Crime76th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 93% in 30 days

Box office

Worldwide gross$391K

41st percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

A slow-burn London neo-noir built around a fractured, older female protagonist and a detective's obsessive attraction.

Fans praised

  • Charlotte Rampling's nuanced, convincing performance as a fragile older woman
  • atmospheric London noir cinematography and moody lighting
  • slow-burn plot with sophisticated reveals and a cracking soundtrack

Detractors panned

  • confusing, disjointed story with loose ends and a predictable twist
  • sluggish pacing and amateurish direction
  • laughable fake beach backdrop and weak production values

What stands out

ActingDivisive78

Rampling praised as superb, convincing; Byrne solid but some find him sleepwalking

Atmosphere78

Moody, immersive London noir tone; haunting Barbican setting

Cinematography75

Beautiful, stylish London shooting; some find it over-stylized

CharactersDivisive55

Anna's backstory intriguing but ambiguous; detective's motivations unclear

Plot and storyDivisive45

Coherent but slow and predictable to some; complex but disjointed to detractors

Originality45

Familiar noir tropes and twist; unique older female lead noted

PacingDivisive40

Slow start but builds; detractors find it sluggish and boring

EndingDivisive40

Ambiguous resolution; detractors find it unsatisfying and far-fetched

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men even
  • US vs non-US 4 points apart

Watch experience

What is I, Anna like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Mind-bender: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want a puzzle and can give it your full attention.

It takes its time and leaves you thinking. Skip it when you can only half-watch or you want things to move fast.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Your full attention, patience and a taste for open questions.

What it feels like

Mind-bender.

Moods
TenseMelancholicContemplative
Heaviest: late
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Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.Cold and cerebral · 4% of films: Detached and precise; keeps the viewer at arm's length.
The answer rests on this: Told as
Nonlinear · 6% of films: Events shown out of chronological order.
ToneThe film adopts a noir stance, brooding and detached, with an atmospheric, slow-burn approach that plays its material straight.
The rideThe mood is consistently tense and melancholic, with the heaviest emotional weight building toward the reveal in the final act.
StructureThe story unfolds through flashbacks and present-day investigation, gradually revealing Anna's past and the events leading to the murder.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Thinking.

Thought-provokingHaunting · 14% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe film's ambiguous ending and psychological depth leave the viewer reflecting on perception and deception long after the credits.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Mystery
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7% (this title): Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% (this title) · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Mystery: A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered. · Investigation: A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).

7% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeA detective investigates a murder and becomes romantically involved with a woman who may be the killer, unfolding as a psychological mystery with a whodunit structure.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfIdentitySelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22% (this title): Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9% (this title)
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% (this title) · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Self

Identity · 14% of filmsIsolation · 5% of filmsDeception · 9% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe film explores who Anna really is beneath her composed surface, her loneliness, and the secrets she hides.
StanceThe film questions Anna's identity and the nature of her hidden past, centering on the personal stakes of both her and the detective.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral modernElectronicSupportive music · original score · David Braud
Settingcontemporary London with noir-inflected realism
MusicThe score blends orchestral and electronic elements to underscore the noir atmosphere.

Content guide

Is I, Anna okay for kids?

As of August 31, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its sexual content at mild (33/100) and language at intense (67/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Ratings in 2 other countries
  • Ireland16
  • JapanG
Overall
needs 3 or more scored categories
not ranked
Sex & Nudity
Mild · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
too few votes to rank (7 votes)
Profanity
Intense
too few votes to rank (1 vote)

Overall standing needs at least three scored categories; this title has 2.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does I, Anna have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in I, Anna?

Cast

2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Charlotte Rampling
as Anna Welles
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Gabriel Byrne
as D.C.I. Bernie Reid
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Hayley Atwell
as Emmy
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Eddie Marsan
as D.I. Kevin Franks
Jodhi May
as Janet Stone
Ralph Brown
as George Stone
Max Deacon
as Stevie
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Honor Blackman
as Joan
Jumayn Hunter
as Adz
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Joey Ansah
as Bull
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

Crew

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Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

4 of these 7 share its world: London. Those cards say what else they share.

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