Name: Child of God
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2014-04-28
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Scott Haze, Wade Hunt Williams, James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack

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Murder is his salvation

A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.

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Extreme Violence
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Bleak Realism
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Directed by: James Franco
Written by: James Franco, Cormac McCarthy, Vince Jolivette
Produced by: Vince Jolivette, Miles Levy, Caroline Aragon
Music by: Aaron Embry

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Facts

April 28, 2014 · 1 h 44 min · R

Released: April 28, 2014
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Sexual Content
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 15 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

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4 questions, like "Where can I stream Child of God?"

Questions about Child of God

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Where can I stream Child of God?

In the United States, Child of God streams on fuboTV, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, Fawesome, Xumo Play, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 8 other countries.

Is Child of God worth watching?

44

WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 44 (IMDb 5.4, Rotten Tomatoes 42%, and Metacritic 50).

Will I feel good after watching Child of God?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is Child of God plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.