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Streaming This Week (Part 2/6)
8/19: #Elio (PVOD)
8/19: #FamiliarTouch (VOD/Digital)
August 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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FAMILIAR TOUCH (2024)
Streaming: August 19, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#FamiliarTouch
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Acclaimed Drama FAMILIAR TOUCH Gets Digital Streaming Release Date — When To Stream
Premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival…
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July 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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FAMILIAR TOUCH (2024)
Streaming Now
VOD/Digital – Sale/Rental (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#FamiliarTouch
August 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
thefilmstage.com
Sarah Friedland’s moving debut feature #FamiliarTouch, opening Friday, is a wonderfully gentle piece of filmmaking.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review: thefilmstage.com/venice-revie...
June 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
siffnews.bsky.social
Ruth finds a new beginning when she is placed in an assisted living facility in this poignant, Venice Film Festival-winning drama, FAMILIAR TOUCH.

🎦 Sun 5/25 at Shoreline CC

Showtimes: siff.info/familiartouch-bs.
May 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
rottentomatoes.com
Here are the Gotham Awards Nominations for Best Feature:

#Bugonia
#EastOfWall
#FamiliarTouch
#Hamnet
#IfIHadLegsIdKickYou
#Lurker
#OneBattleAfterAnother
#SorryBaby
#TheTestamentOfAnnLee
#TrainDreams

Which film do you want to win?
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
womenmakemovies.bsky.social
See what people are saying on Letterboxd—then join us June 18 for a FREE webinar on the making of FAMILIAR TOUCH. Directed by Sarah Friedland, this intimate film unfolds inside an assisted living facility with real residents shaping its heart. Register now: bit.ly/FamiliarTouch
June 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
disc-connected.bsky.social
***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on October 28th on Blu-ray in the US from @musicboxfilms.com: #FamiliarTouch (2024)!

Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), an older woman with dementia, leaves her home for a date. But what she thinks is a hotel turns out to be an assisted living facility, and she must contend with
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
fotogod63.bsky.social
My “Familiar Touch” portraits with Kathleen Chalfant and director Sarah Friedland. #kathleenchalfant #sarahfriedman #familiartouch #criticsfilmfest #starstruckfoto #hollywoodchicago
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May 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
road2oscars.bsky.social
Time for my last #SpiritAwards film nominee!
#NW #FamiliarTouch
A 2026 #SpiritAwards Best Lead Performance nominee!
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
wmassliberty.bsky.social
Recent 🎬 movies:

- #FamiliarTouch
- #ItWasJustAnAccident

And rewatched a favorite Christmas 🎄 movie:

- The Man Who Came to Dinner ('41)

#NowWatching
December 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
thefilmstage.com
Sarah Friedland’s wonderfully gentle directorial debut #FamiliarTouch opens New Directors/New Films 2025 tonight. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review:
Venice Review: Sarah Friedland’s Wonderfully Gentle Familiar Touch Heralds a New Voice
In a sunny kitchen in California, Ruth prepares a sandwich with the muscle memory that only a lifetime allows. Bread is toasted and left to cool; dill is picked and chopped efficiently; sour cream, ra...
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April 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
thefilmstage.com
The poster for Sarah Friedland's #FamiliarTouch, designed by Brian Hung.

Read our review + see the trailer ahead of June 20 release: thefilmstage.com/tag/familiar...
May 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
road2oscars.bsky.social
After watching #FamiliarTouch, I’ve now seen all the 2026 #SpiritAwards Beat Lead Performance nominees!
Of course will be voting for Rose Byrne!
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
brentmarchant.bsky.social
"'Familiar Touch' examines the fragility and wonder of memory," at brentmarchant.com/2025/09/03/f.... #BrentMarchant #FamiliarTouch #consciouscreation #memoryimpairment #KathleenChalfant #SarahFriedland #assistedliving
‘Familiar Touch’ examines the fragility and wonder of memory
“Familiar Touch” (2024 production, 2025 release). Cast: Kathleen Chalfant, H. Jon Benjamin, Carolyn Michelle, Andy McQueen, Mike G., Joahn Webb. Director: Sarah Friedland. Screenplay: Sarah Friedland....
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September 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
calvinkemph.bsky.social
10 reviews from SIFF: #40Acres, #TheBalconettes, #ByDesign, #ColorBook, #FamiliarTouch, #FourMothers, #SorryBaby, #Souleyman’sStory, #Spermageddon, & #Twinless. More to come!
@seattlecritics.bsky.social
SIFF 2025: Feature Films
Diversity, equity, and inclusion. That’s what this year’s SIFF slate delivers, at a time where such concepts are being scorned and thrown under the bus by many institutions, we must uphold in the a…
thetwingeeks.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
womenmakemovies.bsky.social
🎬 Go behind the scenes of one of the year’s most urgent docs UVALDE MOM w/ Anayansi Prado—Tues, 6/17 at 12PM ET on Zoom. Just $15 w/ code FLASH15: bit.ly/AnayansiPrado

✨ Then join us Wed, 6/18 at 12P ET for a FREE bonus session on FAMILIAR TOUCH + discounted Film Forum tickets! bit.ly/FamiliarTouch
June 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
boomuk.bsky.social
Now in UK cinemas, Familiar Touch, starring Kathleen Chalfant. This touching drama is a contemplative look at an elderly woman's move into assisted living.
Review: boomuk.net/familiar-touch.html
#FamiliarTouch
June 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
brentmarchant.bsky.social
"The Roses," "We Were Dangerous," "Familiar Touch" and a film festival season preview, all in Movies with Meaning, at www.thegoodradionetwork.com/2025/09/01/m.... #BrentMarchant #MovieswithMeaning #TheGoodMediaNetwork #TheRoses #WeWereDangerous #FamiliarTouch #filmfestivals
September 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
subcultureent.bsky.social
📣 New Podcast! "Subculture Film Reviews - FAMILIAR TOUCH (Central Coast Radio)" on @Spreaker #centralcoastradio #davidgriffiths #familiartouch #kylemcgrath #thepopcornconspiracy
Subculture Film Reviews - FAMILIAR TOUCH (Central Coast Radio)
David Griffiths and Kyle McGrath reviews Familiar Touch for Subculture.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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📽️ Handing in my #FilmspottingGoldenBrick homework @larsenonfilm.bsky.social & @samvanhallgren.bsky.social. I couldn't catch #TheZodiacKillerProject in the UK, but saw the others. 2025 was a really great list but my favourite was #FamiliarTouch, which I found profoundly moving

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Filmspotting Golden Brick Long List 2025
A list of 12 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Familiar Touch (2024), Grand Theft Hamlet (2024), Lurker (2025), Good Boy (2025) and Sorry, Baby (2025).
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January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
danielmontgomery.bsky.social
ICYMI, my review of the sublime #FamiliarTouch. Probably won't get Oscar nominations this week, but it would deserve them.
'Familiar Touch' review: Kindness and care
The film is anchored by a remarkable performance by Kathleen Chalfant.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM
road2oscars.bsky.social
UPDATED my 2026 #SpiritAwards nominee sheet with #FamiliarTouch!
I’ve now seen ALL the film nominees we vote on! (We don’t vote the John Cassavetes Award)

Grab a nom sheet and follow along!:
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January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
filmreview.bsky.social
Sarah Friedland’s sensitively realised portrait of life in an American care home is distinguished by magnificent acting. Read the review: www.filmreviewdaily.com/new-reviews/... #FamiliarTouch #SarahFriedland #FilmReview
Familiar Touch — FILM REVIEW
Sarah Friedland’s sensitively realised portrait of life in an American care home is distinguished by magnificent acting.
www.filmreviewdaily.com
June 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM