Byzantium fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Scary and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, the mind, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Standout cinematography
Scary and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Byzantium is scary, tense, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Fantasy, the mind, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, the mind, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Irresistible. Immoral. Immortal.
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Byzantium is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Sundance Now, and MUBI in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and sexual content.
1 h 58 min
Byzantium runs 1 h 58 min.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 62 out of 100, so both groups see Byzantium much the same way.
No. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $89,237 worldwide, 1% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Belgium.
+34GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Byzantium in 48 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 52 storytelling tropes for Byzantium, including Anti-Hero, Politically Incorrect Villain, Daughter Of A Whore.
6.5
