Fear and Desire fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
War, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Fear and Desire is tense, fast-paced, and violent.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
War, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around war, the mind, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 5.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 70%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 2 min
Fear and Desire runs 1 h 2 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Fear and Desire higher (70) than audiences (41). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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