Underground fingerprintVery funny, high energy.
Tense and spectacular
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
History, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and spectacular
Underground is tense, spectacular, and violent.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor.
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. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and editing stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Underground is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 50 min
Underground runs 2 h 50 min.
Yes. Critics average 83 and audiences 88 out of 100, so both groups see Underground much the same way.
No. It cost about $14 million to make and earned $182,134 worldwide, 1% of its budget.
It was made in Serbian, with some English, French, German, Russian. Produced in Serbia, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Underground in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for Underground, including Warrior Poet, Love Triangle, Bookends.
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