Inherit the Wind fingerprintStrong craft, striking style.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Cathartic and moving
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Politics, society, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Inherit the Wind is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and satire.
Politics, society, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around politics, society, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and storytelling
The characters, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Inherit the Wind is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and YouTube Free. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
2 h 8 min
Inherit the Wind runs 2 h 8 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 84 out of 100, so both groups see Inherit the Wind much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 1.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
+87GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Inherit the Wind in 101 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 75 storytelling tropes for Inherit the Wind, including Cool Teacher, Famed in Story, Heat Wave.
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