The Decline of Western Civilization fingerprintStriking style, light on feelings.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, show business, and pop culture
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Decline of Western Civilization is fast-paced.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and dark humor.
Everyday modern life, show business, and pop culture
Its world is built around everyday modern life, show business, and pop culture.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Decline of Western Civilization is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Fandor in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Pluto TV. 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 87/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 93). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and drug use.
1 h 40 min
The Decline of Western Civilization runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Decline of Western Civilization higher (97) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for The Decline of Western Civilization, including Rockumentary, Dreadful Musician, Indecipherable Lyrics.
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