The Carpenter's Son fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, fantasy, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Carpenter's Son is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind, fantasy, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, fantasy, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
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Deliver us from evil.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Carpenter's Son is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 43/100 (IMDb 4.5, Rotten Tomatoes 30%, and Metacritic 40). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 34 min
The Carpenter's Son runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Carpenter's Son higher (48) than critics (35). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in France, United States, United Kingdom, Greece, Belgium.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Carpenter's Son in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 6 storytelling tropes for The Carpenter's Son, including Satan, Friend to All Living Things, Those Two Actors.
4.5
