Flow, One of 2024’s Best Movies, Hits Max Next Week

If you didn’t get the chance to see the Oscar-nominated Flow, good news: it hits Max on Valentine’s Day.

Directed by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, the indie feature will hit Warner Bros.’ streaming service ahead of its TV premiere on HBO the following day on Saturday, February 15. At time of writing, Flow is only on streaming: alongside its upcoming Max release, it’s available on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Fandango at Home. If the film’s getting a physical release for Blu-Ray and other formats, a release date hasn’t been revealed.

Flow, or Straume in its native language, centers on an unnamed cat hanging out in a forest when a flood overwhelms the forest and nearby human city. The cat, along with a dog, capybara, bird, and lemur, come across a makeshift boat and take it in search of dry land. After its world premiere at Cannes 2024, it received critical acclaim from international critics for its Blender-made animation and dialogue-free storytelling. It’s also racked up several awards, including Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes and Best European Animated Feature at last year’s European Film Awards. In addition Best Animated at the incoming Oscars, it’s also up for Best International Feature Film.

While it’s mainly played in theaters in Latvia, France, and Belgium, Flow hit US theaters last November and left this past January. Its arrival on Max and HBO next week is good for anyone who missed it in theaters and hasn’t seen it yet, or for those keeping up with the Oscars and the films nominated in each category.

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