Maniac fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and terrifying
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and terrifying
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Maniac is brutally violent, terrifying, and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Maniac is included with a subscription to Philo and Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, and Fawesome. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 45%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 28 min
Maniac runs 1 h 28 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Maniac higher (60) than critics (45). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $350,000 to make and earned $10 million worldwide, 28.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+1GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Maniac in 15 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 70 storytelling tropes for Maniac, including Car Fu, Wouldn't Hurt a Child, Disposable Sex Worker.
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