JCVD fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and crime
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and crime.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
JCVD 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 Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and violence.
1 h 36 min
JCVD runs 1 h 36 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see JCVD much the same way.
No. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 39% of its budget.
It was made in French, with some English. Produced in Belgium, France, Luxembourg.
+20GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for JCVD in 34 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for JCVD, including Protagonist Title, Adam Westing, Wouldn't Hurt a Child.
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