Rope fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of sharp wit and dark humor
The mind, crime, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography and editing
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Rope is nerve-racking. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Plenty of sharp wit and dark humor
Expect plenty of sharp wit and dark humor.
The mind, crime, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, crime, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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It begins with a shriek...it ends with a shot! From beginning to end, nothing ever held you like Alfred Hitchcock's ROPE!
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Rope is included with a subscription to YouTube TV 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 83/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 21 min
Rope runs 1 h 21 min.
Yes. Critics average 83 and audiences 83 out of 100, so both groups see Rope much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+72GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Rope in 86 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 75 storytelling tropes for Rope, including Everybody Has Standards, Real Time, Hidden in Plain Sight.
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