Meatballs fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Everyday modern life, sports, and growing up
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Meatballs is calm and low-intensity.
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, wholesome, and nostalgic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Expect plenty of situational comedy and slapstick.
Everyday modern life, sports, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, sports, and growing up.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Meatballs is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and YouTube Free. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 32 min
Meatballs runs 1 h 32 min.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 63 out of 100, so both groups see Meatballs much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
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TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for Meatballs, including Eating Contest, Summer Campy, Crowd Chant.
6.2
