Cobra Verde fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography
Violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Cobra Verde is violent, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and satire.
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Cobra Verde is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, and YouTube Free. 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 71/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, nudity, and sexual content.
1 h 51 min
Cobra Verde runs 1 h 51 min.
Yes. Critics average 69 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Cobra Verde much the same way.
It was made in German, with some English, Ewe, Portuguese. Produced in Germany, Ghana.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Cobra Verde in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for Cobra Verde, including African Chant, Amazon Brigade, Badass Boast.
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