Not Wanted fingerprintNo humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind and society
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Not Wanted is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad, moving, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind and society
Its world is built around the mind and society.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.8). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 31 min
Not Wanted runs 1 h 31 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 7 storytelling tropes for Not Wanted, including Interrupted Suicide, Clean, Pretty Childbirth, The Runaway.
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