Flow’s streaming release date has been revealed. The Latvian animated movie, which was directed and co-written by Gints Zilbalodis, follows a cat teaming up with other animal species to survive after a devastating flood, has been well received across the board. GlowingFlowreviewshave earned the movie a Certified Fresh 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it became the first Latvian movie to ever be nominated in a major ceremony when it received two Oscar nods, for Best International Feature and Best Animated Feature.
The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming serviceMaxhas now announced thatFlowwill be joining their library on February 14. Max will be the exclusive streaming home for the movie in the United States. It will also premiere on HBO linear on February 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
What This Means For Flow
Its Streaming Release Has Come At A Good Time
The Oscar-nominated movie’s streaming release debuting on Valentine’s Day could make itperfect either as a complement to or counterprogramming for the major theatrical releasescoming to the United States that weekend. TheupcomingCaptain America: Brave New Worldis set to premiere in theaters the same day asFlow, opposite the domestic debut ofPaddington in Peru. While the latter is also a movie with an animal protagonist, just likeFlow, the animated adventure story could potentially provide a perfect double feature with the more wholesome family movie.
Paddington in Peruis the third installment in the live-actionPaddingtonfranchise, which adapts the children’s book series by Michael Bond about an anthropomorphic bear.
This streaming debut also gives audiences ample time during which they can catch up withFlowat home ahead of the2025 Oscars. Additionally, if it wins against its competition in either category (which would beEmilia Pérez,The Girl with the Needle,I’m Still Here, andThe Seed of the Sacred Figfor International Feature andInside Out 2,The Wild Robot,Memoir of a Snail, andWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlfor Animated Feature), it isperfectly placed to receive a boost in viewership after the ceremonytakes place on March 2.
Our Take On The Flow Streaming Release Date
It Could Become A Hit For Max
Ultimately, it remains to be seen howFlowperforms on streaming. However, it seemshighly likely to succeed considering the precedent set by its critical and commercial success, which includes earning $14.5 million at the worldwide box office so far against its budget of roughly $3.6 million. The movie has also won over audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, who have given it a Verified Hot score of 98%, which is actually 1% higher than the critics' score on the Tomatometer.
