Fiddler on the Roof fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Spectacular
Deeply moving and nostalgic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout score and cinematography
Spectacular
Fiddler on the Roof is spectacular.
Deeply moving and nostalgic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, nostalgic, and romantic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
History, family, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, family, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout score and cinematography
Look and sound: the score and cinematography stand out.
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Fiddler on the Roof is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ 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 78/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
3 h 1 min
Fiddler on the Roof runs 3 h 1 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Fiddler on the Roof higher (84) than critics (74). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $83 million worldwide, 9.3 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hebrew, Russian. Produced in United States.
+84GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Fiddler on the Roof in 98 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 141 storytelling tropes for Fiddler on the Roof, including Wedding Smashers, That Russian Squat Dance, Brick Joke.
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