The Death of Richie fingerprintBig heart, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Death of Richie is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply 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.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and the mind.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A father's fight to save his son from self-destruction.
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The Death of Richie 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 Hoopla, Plex, and Darkroom. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.6). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: drug use.
1 h 36 min
The Death of Richie runs 1 h 36 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 5 storytelling tropes for The Death of Richie, including Death Seeker, Downer Ending, Sensitive Guy and Manly Man.
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