Mean Creek fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Mean Creek is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mean Creek is included with a subscription to Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy 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 78/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
Mean Creek runs 1 h 30 min.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 78 out of 100, so both groups see Mean Creek much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $603,943 worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mean Creek in 7 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 56 storytelling tropes for Mean Creek, including Ambiguous Time Period, The Smurfette Principle, Camera Fiend.
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