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Gummo

1997Movie1 h 29 minR

ComedyDrama
49
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Metacritic197.2Rotten Tomatoes39%73%

A relentlessly bleak, eccentric drama movie about everyday modern life and the mind.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home.

Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

Feels like

  • Bleak
  • Surreal
  • Disturbing
  • Experimental
  • Low-Budget
  • Eccentric Characters
  • Visually Striking
  • Mundane Horror
  • Midwestern Decay

Cast

10 of 10

Crew

Directed by
Harmony Korine
Written by
Harmony Korine
Produced by
Cary Woods
Music by
Randall Poster, Branka Mrkic, Aaron J. Rudelson

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

October 17, 1997 · 1 h 29 min · R

Released
October 17, 1997
Runtime
1 h 29 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$1 million
Box office
$116,799

Tropes

Establishing Series Moment, Dining in the Buff, Lower-Class Lout +9

  • Establishing Series Moment
  • Dining in the Buff
  • Lower-Class Lout
  • Downer Beginning
  • Kick the Dog
  • Mr. Exposition
  • Rule of Symbolism
  • The Speechless
  • Soundtrack Dissonance
  • Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
  • Cover Drop
  • Painful Adhesive Removal

12 of 44 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Gummo worth watching?"

Questions about Gummo

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Gummo worth watching?

49
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, and Metacritic 19). Audiences rate it higher (70 out of 100) than critics (29).

Will Gummo make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (8 of 10) and absurd humor (7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Gummo?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Gummo use?

Establishing Series MomentDining in the BuffLower-Class LoutDowner BeginningKick the DogMr. ExpositionRule of SymbolismThe SpeechlessSoundtrack DissonanceTroubling Unchildlike BehaviorCover DropPainful Adhesive Removaland 32 more

TV Tropes lists 44 tropes for it, including Establishing Series Moment, Dining in the Buff, and Lower-Class Lout.