Lilting

Lilting has built a devoted audience in the US on Metrograph and Strand Releasing Amazon Channel among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 130 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Ben Whishaw sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Metrograph.

Lilting is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Lilting trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief. The performances from Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei-Pei give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 2014. The performances in Lilting do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Lilting. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Ben Whishaw carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

Lilting was released in 2014, directed by Hong Khaou. The full 91-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.