Shock Waves fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Shock Waves is tense, scary, and violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Kept in the background
The world stays in the background.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Shock Waves is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight+, Eternal Family, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49/100 (IMDb 5.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 50%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 25 min
Shock Waves runs 1 h 25 min.
Yes. Critics average 50 and audiences 48 out of 100, so both groups see Shock Waves much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 24 storytelling tropes for Shock Waves, including Foregone Conclusion, Good Scars, Evil Scars, Weakened by the Light.
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