Graduation Day fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Crime and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Graduation Day is violent, thrilling, and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Crime and mystery
Its world is built around crime and mystery. It leaves some questions open.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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Graduation Day is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48/100 (IMDb 4.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 57%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 36 min
Graduation Day runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Graduation Day higher (57) than audiences (33). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Graduation Day in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 42 storytelling tropes for Graduation Day, including Creator Cameo, Named After Somebody Famous, Mistaken for Murderer.
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