Midnight Express fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, crime, and the mind
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Midnight Express is nerve-racking, thrilling, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
A real life story, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around a real life story, crime, and the mind.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Midnight Express is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. 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 76/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, drug use, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 1 min
Midnight Express runs 2 h 1 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 75 and audiences 79 out of 100, so both groups see Midnight Express much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $35 million worldwide, 15.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, Maltese, Turkish. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+97GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Midnight Express in 111 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Midnight Express, including Situational Sexuality, Undiscriminating Addict, Language Barrier.
7.5
