The Cremator fingerprintFunny, immersive world, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Plenty of dark humor and satire
The mind, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Cremator is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
The mind, politics, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, politics, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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The Cremator is included with a subscription to DocAlliance Films in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV and DocAlliance Films. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 8 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery and suicide themes.
1 h 41 min
The Cremator runs 1 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 89 and audiences 85 out of 100, so both groups see The Cremator much the same way.
It was made in Czech, with some Hebrew. Produced in XC.
+60GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Cremator in 74 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for The Cremator, including Comedic Sociopathy, The Corruptible, Running Gag.
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