Bastards fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Standout performances and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Bastards is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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A neo-noir nightmare.
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Bastards is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Sundance Now, and MUBI in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 40 min
Bastards runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Bastards higher (69) than audiences (49). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French, with some English. Produced in France, Germany.
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TV Tropes lists 6 storytelling tropes for Bastards, including Artistic License – History, Boxed Crook, The Power of Friendship.
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