Absence of Malice fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Absence of Malice is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic, moving, and cathartic.
Some sharp wit and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and satire.
Everyday modern life, society, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Absence of Malice is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 56 min
Absence of Malice runs 1 h 56 min.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 70 out of 100, so both groups see Absence of Malice much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $41 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+53GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Absence of Malice in 67 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 14 storytelling tropes for Absence of Malice, including Answer Cut, Armor-Piercing Question, Badass Bureaucrat.
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