We Couldn't Become Adults
2021 2h 4m movie Film Japan

We Couldn't Become Adults

ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった

Synopsis

ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった

Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.

The 2020–2022 Japan Window

452 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. We Couldn't Become Adults sits at position #413.

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    #1

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

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    #2

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021

  3. Romantic Killer
    #3

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022

  4. Police in a Pod
    #4

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021

  5. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #5

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020

  6. SPY x FAMILY
    #6

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

  7. Chainsaw Man
    #7

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

  8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #8

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

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The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when We Couldn't Become Adults premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,728 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,643 of 1,933 (top 85%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies C&I entertainment
Runtime 2h 4m
Release Date November 5, 2021
IMDb tt14236064
Official Site www.netflix.com

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