Kes fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and society
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Kes is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and society
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and society.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Kes is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Tubi TV. 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 91/100 (IMDb 7.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 51 min
Kes runs 1 h 51 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Kes higher (100) than audiences (85). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+100GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Kes in 114 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for Kes, including Small Name, Big Ego, Token Good Teammate, Big Brother Bully.
7.9
