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Woyzeck

1979·Movie
1h 22min·NR
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Rotten Tomatoes86%76%

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A , drama: , .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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Shame, vengeance, terror... love.

Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One job is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas. This serves to drive him close to madness, and the discovery that Marie is involved in an affair with the local drum major exacerbates the situation. Pushed too far, Woyzeck resorts to violence.
Existential TragedyPsychological DescentGrim Historical DramaSocial CritiqueUnflinching PortrayalKlaus Kinski PerformancePower of DesperationBleak & ProfoundHuman Exploitation

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Directed by:
Werner Herzog
Written by:
Werner Herzog
Produced by:
Joschi Arpa
Composed by:
Harald Maury

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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Questions about Woyzeck

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Woyzeck?

PhiloThe RokuKanopyShout! Factory TVFandorPlexCineverseShout! Factory

In the United States, Woyzeck streams on Philo, Fandor, Shout! Factory, and Cineverse, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. It also streams in 11 other countries.

Is Woyzeck worth watching?

78
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). Critics rate it higher (86 out of 100) than audiences (73).

Will I feel good after watching Woyzeck?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 0 for hopefulness.

Is Woyzeck plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Woyzeck in English?

German

No, it was made in German.

What tropes does Woyzeck use?

Soundtrack DissonanceHumiliation CongaNietzsche WannabeProtagonist TitleTest Subject for HireBased on a True StoryIronic Nursery TuneFractured Fairy TaleVillain SongSliding Scale of Idealism Versus CynicismFemale GazeMad Doctorand 15 more

TV Tropes lists 27 tropes for it, including Soundtrack Dissonance, Humiliation Conga, and Nietzsche Wannabe.