The Guns of Navarone fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
War and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Guns of Navarone is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
War and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around war and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
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The Guns of Navarone is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on 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 79/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 40 min
The Guns of Navarone runs 2 h 40 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 82 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see The Guns of Navarone much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $29 million worldwide, 4.8 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Greek, German. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+120GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Guns of Navarone in 134 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 127 storytelling tropes for The Guns of Navarone, including Lodged-Blade Recycling, I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure, Samus Is a Girl.
7.5
