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The Pied Piper

1972·Movie
1h 30min
43
WeakGoodWatch score

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Striking style, emotionally cool.

Energy

Tense

  • Tension7
  • Violence5
  • Adrenaline4

Heart

Deeply moving and melancholic

  • Pathos9
  • Melancholy8
  • Family Dynamics4

Humor

Some satire and dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody6
  • Dark Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay3

World

History, society, and class and money

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Novelty7
  • Dialogue Centrality5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Standout score

  • Music Composition8
  • Music Centrality8
  • Cinematography7

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About

Come children of the universe, let Donovan take you away, far far away.

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local apothecary who's a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague; the priests charge him with witchcraft. One of the minstrels, who has soothed the Mayor's daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for the fee. The Mayor agrees, then renigs. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's trial, and the Piper's revenge come at once.
Historical AllegoryDark Folk TaleSocial CritiqueMedieval EuropeGreed & CorruptionPlague Era DramaBetrayal & RevengeMoral DecayMusically Driven

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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Pied Piper legally?

The Pied Piper is included with a subscription to Bloodstream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Bloodstream. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is The Pied Piper worth watching?

43
WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 43/100 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 50%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is The Pied Piper rated?

ViolenceDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.

How long is The Pied Piper?

1 h 30 min

The Pied Piper runs 1 h 30 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on The Pied Piper?

Critics50
Audiences43

Yes. Critics average 50 and audiences 43 out of 100, so both groups see The Pied Piper much the same way.

What language is The Pied Piper in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom.

In how many countries can I watch The Pied Piper?

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GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Pied Piper in 138 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.

What tropes does The Pied Piper use?

Coincidental BroadcastRoad Trip PlotDramatic Gun CockChild HaterThousand-Yard StareTrust PasswordCall-BackGrumpy Old ManFor Doom the Bell TollsSecret Test of CharacterArtistic License – HistoryChekhov's Gunand 4 more

TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for The Pied Piper, including Coincidental Broadcast, Road Trip Plot, Dramatic Gun Cock.