Fruitvale Station fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking and violent
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout sound design
Nerve-racking and violent
Fruitvale Station is nerve-racking and violent.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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Fruitvale Station is included with a subscription to Philo and Starz 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 85). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 25 min
Fruitvale Station runs 1 h 25 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Fruitvale Station higher (90) than audiences (80). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $900,000 to make and earned $18 million worldwide, 19.6 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Fruitvale Station in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for Fruitvale Station, including Crime of Self-Defense, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Heel–Face Door-Slam.
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