Top Gun fingerprintNo humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
Serious throughout
History
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Top Gun is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History
Its world is built around history.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Top Gun is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 6.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 13 min
Top Gun runs 1 h 13 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 104 storytelling tropes for Top Gun, including Chekhov's Skill, Just Plane Wrong, Nom de Guerre.
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