Polytechnique fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Deeply moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Polytechnique is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and scary.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Polytechnique is included with a subscription to Philo and Fandor in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. 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 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 17 min
Polytechnique runs 1 h 17 min.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see Polytechnique much the same way.
It was made in French. Produced in Canada.
+1GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Polytechnique in 15 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 12 storytelling tropes for Polytechnique, including Driven to Suicide, Axes at School, Straw Misogynist.
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