A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument fingerprintLow-key.
Calm and low-key
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and class and money
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument is calm and low-intensity.
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and class and money
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and class and money.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument is included with a subscription to Philo, Fandor, and FILMBOX+ Stream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Cineverse. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 40/100 (IMDb 6 and Metacritic 49). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
2 h 30 min
A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument runs 2 h 30 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument higher (60) than critics (49). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English.
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