By Design fingerprintVery funny, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Society and technology
Solid, not remarkable
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor.
Society and technology
Its world is built around society and technology. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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By Design is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, 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 4.9, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 31 min
By Design runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Critics rate By Design higher (68) than audiences (51). 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 By Design in 2 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 25 storytelling tropes for By Design, including Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing, Artifact of Attraction, Motor Mouth.
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