FILM

Passing (2021)

Name: Passing
Director: Rebecca Hall
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-10-27
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp

Film · 2021 · 98 min · 12A · Drama

Nothing is black and white.

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Directed by Rebecca Hall

Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Justus Davis Graham

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When and where to watch in the United Kingdom

Released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2021.
Digital release (the first date to rent, buy or stream): 10 November 2021.
JustWatch lists it streaming with a subscription on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.

Release dates in the United Kingdom

In cinemas	29 October 2021
Digital release	10 November 2021
Physical release	No date listed
First cinema release anywhere	27 October 2021 (the United States)

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Release dates in 13 other countries

Country	In cinemas	Digital
United States	27 Oct 2021	10 Nov 2021
Brazil	–	10 Nov 2021
Canada	10 Nov 2021	10 Nov 2021
France	–	10 Nov 2021
Germany	–	10 Nov 2021
Greece	–	10 Nov 2021
Italy	–	10 Nov 2021
Poland	–	10 Nov 2021
Singapore	–	10 Nov 2021
South Korea	–	10 Nov 2021
Spain	–	10 Nov 2021
Türkiye	–	10 Nov 2021
Ukraine	–	10 Nov 2021

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On streaming services in the United Kingdom

Channel 4 (free with ads): available; first detected on Channel 4 on Friday 16 October (it may have arrived earlier)

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