A Streaming Guide to Anatomy of a Fall

In the year of Barbenheimer, international films got less mainstream attention from American audiences (as they often do), but with awards season in full swing, at least some of them are now getting the spotlight they deserve. Anatomy of a Fall is certainly one of them, a thrilling courthouse drama from French director Justine Triet, which just earned five Oscar nominations this morning, including Best Picture.

It follows Sandra (Sandra Hüller), whose husband dies after a mysterious fall at their home. In the ensuing investigation and trial, she emerges as a suspect as details about her marriage are revealed. The jury, the viewers, and even their young son, Daniel, begin to question the truth.

“She wants to get back her narrative, and I used the courtroom drama to tell that story,” Triet previously told ELLE.com. “Because everything is magnified and warped a little [in that environment]. Everything that she lived in real life is going through the point of view of the prosecutor. Everyone is there to tell a story, but not the reality, not the truth. So it’s a nightmare.”

Film fans, of course, knew that this was one to look out for ever since the film premiered at Cannes Film Festival last summer and took home the top prize, the Palme d’Or. (Triet is only the third female director to achieve this honor.) In the following months, awards chatter grew, and the TikTok fan cams (of Sandra’s handsome lawyer) followed. Just earlier this month, it took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Non-English Language Film and Best Screenplay.

“I am always interested in working towards complexities and overlapping subjectivities. Precisely because I’m not a judge. Because it isn’t my job to clean up a moral situation,” Triet told us. “I don’t think I [can] make an edifying film. And so finding spaces of nuance is what my cinema is about.”

Here’s how to see the film ahead of the Oscars on March 10.

Where can I watch?

Anatomy of a Fall is still playing in some theaters and is available for rent or purchase online. It’s currently on demand on platforms like Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube TV, and Google Play.

As of right now, no streaming plans have been announced yet. But platforms are likely eager to pick it up given all the awards buzz. Watch this space.

Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she's listening to Lorde right now.