Taking Chance fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, calm.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Taking Chance is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Taking Chance is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 57%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 17 min
Taking Chance runs 1 h 17 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate Taking Chance higher (79) than critics (57). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+77GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Taking Chance in 91 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 21 storytelling tropes for Taking Chance, including Insistent Terminology, Obstructive Bureaucrat, The Quest.
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