6.9Is If Dreams Were Lightning worth watching?
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GreatGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84 (IMDb 6.9).
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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Ramin Bahrani explores a precarious community ill-equipped to handle catastrophe, and in so doing captures the human cost of inequality, a moral failure in the richest nation in the world.
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- Ramin Bahrani
- Produced by
- Jason Orans, Ramin Bahrani, Pamela Ryan
- Music by
- T. Griffin
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Facts
September 1, 2023 · 25 min · Documentary
- Released
- September 1, 2023
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
Q&A
3 questions, like "Is If Dreams Were Lightning worth watching?"
Questions about If Dreams Were Lightning
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will I feel good after watching If Dreams Were Lightning?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Is If Dreams Were Lightning plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.