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Is Cabaret worth watching?
83
GreatGoodWatch scoreYes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 8.2 and Letterboxd 4.4 out of 5).
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Summary
Inside the Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and the lewd Emcee sound the clarion call to decadence, while outside, the Nazi party grows into a brutal force. (Filmed live during the 1993 revival, Sam Mendes' directorial debut takes place at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End.)
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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- Directed by
- Sam Mendes
- Written by
- Christopher Isherwood, Joe Masteroff, Fred Ebb
- Music by
- John Kander
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Facts
December 9, 1993 · 1 h 47 min · Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
- Released
- December 9, 1993
- Runtime
- 1 h 47 min
- Content
- Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom
Tropes
Suddenly Shouting, Sophisticated as Hell, Shown Their Work +9
Q&A
4 questions, like "Is Cabaret worth watching?"
Questions about Cabaret
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will I feel good after watching Cabaret?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Will Cabaret make me laugh?
Funny
Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (9 of 10) and sharp wit (7 of 10).
What tropes does Cabaret use?
Suddenly ShoutingSophisticated as HellShown Their WorkBad Girl SongSilent CreditsLittle People Are SurrealGratuitous Foreign LanguageGag EchoShirtless SceneReveal ShotBetter as FriendsEarn Your Happy Endingand 36 more
TV Tropes lists 48 tropes for it, including Suddenly Shouting, Sophisticated as Hell, and Shown Their Work.