Super Fly fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, history, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Super Fly is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire.
Crime, history, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, history, and pop culture. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography and visual style stand out.
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Super Fly is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. 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 73/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, drug use, strong language, and sexual content.
1 h 31 min
Super Fly runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Super Fly higher (80) than audiences (68). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $30 million worldwide, 60.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+16GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Super Fly in 30 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 40 storytelling tropes for Super Fly, including Fanservice, Fanservice, One Last Job.
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