The Keeper of Lost Causes fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Keeper of Lost Causes is tense and fast-paced.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Keeper of Lost Causes is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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 68/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Keeper of Lost Causes runs 1 h 33 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 69 out of 100, so both groups see The Keeper of Lost Causes much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $14 million worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in Danish, with some Swedish. Produced in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden.
+13GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Keeper of Lost Causes in 27 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 13 storytelling tropes for The Keeper of Lost Causes, including Never Suicide, Cowboy Cop, Defective Detective.
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