Play Misty for Me fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Play Misty for Me is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic
Emotionally, it's romantic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and mystery.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Play Misty for Me is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. 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 76/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, and strong language.
1 h 42 min
Play Misty for Me runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Play Misty for Me higher (82) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $725,000 to make and earned $11 million worldwide, 14.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+54GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Play Misty for Me in 68 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for Play Misty for Me, including Fictional Board Game, Sacrificial Lion, Disney Villain Death.
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