Fat City fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, sports, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Fat City is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, sports, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, sports, and class and money. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
The performances, direction, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Life is what happens in between rounds.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Fat City 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 37 min
Fat City runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Fat City higher (95) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+48GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Fat City in 62 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 5 storytelling tropes for Fat City, including Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism, Wide-Eyed Idealist, The Alcoholic.
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