Holy Motors fingerprintFunny, immersive world, light on feelings.
Spectacular
Wondrous
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
The mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular
Holy Motors is spectacular.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor.
The mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction and performances stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and editing stand out.
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Holy Motors is included with a subscription to Philo, Fandor, Sundance Now, and Midnight Pulp in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 85). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and disturbing imagery.
1 h 56 min
Holy Motors runs 1 h 56 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Holy Motors higher (88) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $641,100 worldwide, 16% of its budget.
It was made in French. Produced in Germany, France.
+12GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Holy Motors in 26 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 25 storytelling tropes for Holy Motors, including Absurdly Spacious Sewer, Actor Allusion, Beard of Evil.
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