UHF fingerprintFunny, light on feelings.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Show business, pop culture, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
UHF is fast-paced.
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor.
Show business, pop culture, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around show business, pop culture, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A lot of TV stations have forgotten what "quality" means, but not Channel 62. They NEVER knew what it meant.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
UHF is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, YouTube Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, and Metacritic 32). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 37 min
UHF runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate UHF higher (75) than critics (48). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+87GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for UHF in 101 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 216 storytelling tropes for UHF, including Nepotism, Irony, Ear Worm.
6.9
