The Day of the Triffids fingerprintHigh energy, no humor.
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
The Day of the Triffids is tense, scary, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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From the nightmare novel that made the world shudder!
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The Day of the Triffids is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Cultpix, and Artiflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Mometu. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 78%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Day of the Triffids runs 1 h 33 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Day of the Triffids higher (78) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for The Day of the Triffids, including Hollywood Acid, Safe Zone Hope Spot, Book Ends.
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