Hyenas fingerprintHigh energy, big heart, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Society, class and money, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Hyenas is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Society, class and money, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, class and money, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Hyenas is included with a subscription to Metrograph in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, sexual content, and nudity.
1 h 50 min
Hyenas runs 1 h 50 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Hyenas higher (96) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Wolof, with some French, Japanese. Produced in France, Italy, Netherlands, Senegal, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hyenas in 8 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 24 storytelling tropes for Hyenas, including Race Lift, Adapted Out, An Arm and a Leg.
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