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Defiance

2008Movie2 h 17 minR

64

DecentGoodWatch score

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A violent, moving drama movie about history and a real life story.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

Skip it if graphic violence bothers you

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Story

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

Feels like

World War II
Jewish Resistance
True Story
Survival Drama
Partisan Warfare
Family Bonds
Historical Epic
Bleak Realism

Crew

Directed by: Edward Zwick
Written by: Edward Zwick, Clayton Frohman
Produced by: Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge
Music by: James Newton Howard

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Facts

December 31, 2008 · 2 h 17 min · R

Released: December 31, 2008
Runtime: 2 h 17 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Strong Language
Genres: Drama, History, War
Original language: English
Also spoken: German, Russian
Made in: United States
Budget: $32 million
Box office: $51 million
Available in: 23 countries

Tropes

Artistic License – History, Senseless Sacrifice, Ain't Too Proud to Beg +9

Artistic License – History
Senseless Sacrifice
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Know When to Fold Them
Cool Old Guy
Translation Convention
La Résistance
Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves
Deliberately Monochrome
Based on a True Story
Big Damn Heroes
Actor Allusion

12 of 28 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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3 questions, like "Where can I stream Defiance?"

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Where can I stream Defiance?

In the United States, Defiance streams on Paramount+, and it is free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 14 other countries.

Is Defiance worth watching?

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 58). Audiences rate it higher (71 out of 100) than critics (58).

What tropes does Defiance use?

Artistic License – HistorySenseless SacrificeAin't Too Proud to BegKnow When to Fold ThemCool Old GuyTranslation ConventionLa RésistanceRewarded as a Traitor DeservesDeliberately MonochromeBased on a True StoryBig Damn HeroesActor Allusionand 16 more

TV Tropes lists 28 tropes for it, including Artistic License – History, Senseless Sacrifice, and Ain't Too Proud to Beg.