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Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

2019·Movie
1h 57min
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.1
IMDb8.1

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Strong craft, low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace4
  • Adrenaline3

Heart

Deeply moving and melancholic

Much of it is about family.

  • Pathos9
  • Melancholy8
  • Catharsis8

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay3
  • Satire & Parody3
  • Dark Humor2

World

Everyday modern life, society, and class and money

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition6

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About

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn explore the causes and costs of addiction, poverty and incarceration plaguing America, from the inner city to small towns like Kristof's hometown of Yamhill, Oregon. While pockets of empathy and aid exist, are they enough to rescue the thousands of Americans in despair, for whom the American Dream of self-reliance is impossibly out of reach?
Social Issue DocumentaryPoverty and AddictionSmall Town AmericaPulitzer Prize WinnersPersonal StoriesSocial CommentaryBleak OutlookFamily Struggles

Crew

Directed by:
Viva Van Loock, Maro Chermayeff, Joshua Bennett
Produced by:
Maro Chermayeff, Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
Composed by:
Nathan Halpern, Chris Ruggerio

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No sequels or prequels available

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Is Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope worth watching?

81
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 8.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope rated?

Drug use

Content advisories: drug use.

How long is Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope?

1 h 57 min

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope runs 1 h 57 min.

What language is Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in United States.