Ape fingerprintFunny, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Plenty of dark humor and cringe comedy
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Ape is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving.
Plenty of dark humor and cringe comedy
Expect plenty of dark humor and cringe comedy.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Ape is included with a subscription to OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandor, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 90). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 26 min
Ape runs 1 h 26 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Ape higher (87) than audiences (68). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ape in 13 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Ape, including Never Trust a Title, King Kong Copy, In Medias Res.
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