South Pacific fingerprintBig heart, striking style, a touch of humor.
Spectacular
Deeply romantic and hopeful
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, war, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score
Spectacular
South Pacific is spectacular.
Deeply romantic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, hopeful, and nostalgic.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy.
Show business, war, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around show business, war, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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There is nothing you can name that is anything like...
Overall: Similar vibe.
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South Pacific is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, TCM, and BroadwayHD in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. 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 71/100 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 75%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
2 h 37 min
South Pacific runs 2 h 37 min.
Yes. Critics average 75 and audiences 69 out of 100, so both groups see South Pacific much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $37 million worldwide, 6.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United States.
+27GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for South Pacific in 41 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 41 storytelling tropes for South Pacific, including Crowd Song, Dies Differently in Adaptation, Adaptation Amalgamation.
6.8
