The Cockettes fingerprintStriking style, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, a real life story, and pop culture
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Cockettes is calm and low-intensity.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Show business, a real life story, and pop culture
Its world is built around show business, a real life story, and pop culture.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Cockettes is included with a subscription to Fandor in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. 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 79/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 40 min
The Cockettes runs 1 h 40 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Cockettes higher (84) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English.
+15GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cockettes in 29 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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