The Ides of March fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Ides of March is tense and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and society.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Ides of March is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Fawesome. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 41 min
The Ides of March runs 1 h 41 min.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see The Ides of March much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $76 million worldwide, 6.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+28GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Ides of March in 42 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for The Ides of March, including Hollywood Atheist, Shout-Out, Chekhov's Gun.
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