Joshua fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Serious throughout
Faith and meaning, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Joshua is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Faith and meaning, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around faith and meaning, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Joshua is included with a subscription to Pure Flix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 22%, and Metacritic 38). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 31 min
Joshua runs 1 h 31 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Joshua higher (72) than critics (30). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $9 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 15% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Italy, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Joshua in 2 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for Joshua, including Bond Villain Stupidity, Attention Whore, Voodoo Shark.
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