Audition fingerprintRelentless energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and terrifying
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout sound design
Nerve-racking and terrifying
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Audition is nerve-racking, terrifying, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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She always gets a part.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Audition is included with a subscription to AsianCrush, Hi-YAH, and ARROW in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Retrocrush, and Cineverse. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 55 min
Audition runs 1 h 55 min.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Audition much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $250,000 to make and earned $359,853 worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+11GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Audition in 25 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 76 storytelling tropes for Audition, including Unwitting Instigator of Doom, Clingy Jealous Girl, Spanner in the Works.
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