The Red Shoes fingerprintStunning style, high energy, a touch of humor.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and deeply moving
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Red Shoes is tense and spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and deeply moving
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, deeply moving, and melancholic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Show business, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around show business, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Dance she did, and dance she must…Between her two loves!
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The Red Shoes is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, 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 91/100 (IMDb 8.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 98%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
2 h 13 min
The Red Shoes runs 2 h 13 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Red Shoes higher (98) than audiences (86). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $10 million worldwide, 20.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Russian, French. Produced in United Kingdom.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Red Shoes in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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