2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 18, 3 months after its release.

Release Film Gamed Maher Mosly An episode that discusses it (press to play)

3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

7.5/10

IMDb users137.6k votes

7.5: higher than 71% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 98th.

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4What it cost, what it made

It made 1.1× its budget. By return, number 146 of the 207 films in the archive.

Budget $40M #139

Box office $46M #134

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director · Writer Steven Spielberg also Disclosure Day
Writer Tony Kushner
Music John Williams also Disclosure Day
Cinematography Janusz Kamiński also IF Disclosure Day
Editor Michael Kahn
Editor Sarah Broshar also Disclosure Day

+1 Michelle Williams Mitzi Fabelman
+2 Paul Dano Burt Fabelman
+3 Seth Rogen Benny Loewy
Gabriel LaBelle Sammy Fabelman
Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord Younger Sammy Fabelman
Keeley Karsten Natalie Fabelman
Alina Brace Young Natalie Fabelman
+1 Julia Butters Reggie Fabelman

Threads to other titles on the show

6Where to watch it

Rent

Apple TV Store

Buy

Apple TV Store

All options and prices on TMDB ↗

Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

The Fabelmans· 2022

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

high schoolhusband wife relationshiparizonabullyingfamily relationshipscoming of ageteenage boyfilmmakingchildhoodsemi autobiographicalmarital problembig dreamsfather son relationshipmother son relationship

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Released: 11 November 2022
Runtime: 2h 31m
Status: Released
Certificate: US PG-13
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Country: United States, India
Studios: Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment
Awards (from Wikidata, may be incomplete): 2023 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama

2 wins in all· 3 nominations