Some Kind of Wonderful fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Deeply romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, history, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout storytelling, dialogue, and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Some Kind of Wonderful is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, nostalgic, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
Growing up, history, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, history, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout storytelling, dialogue, and characters
The storytelling, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Some Kind of Wonderful is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 35 min
Some Kind of Wonderful runs 1 h 35 min.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 73 out of 100, so both groups see Some Kind of Wonderful much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+53GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Some Kind of Wonderful in 67 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 49 storytelling tropes for Some Kind of Wonderful, including All Love Is Unrequited, Badass Boast, Big Damn Heroes.
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