7.8
Is Tickling Leo worth watching?
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WeakGoodWatch scoreReviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 38 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 31%, and Metacritic 49). Audiences rate it higher (56 out of 100) than critics (40).
Summary
When Zak and his girlfriend Delphina visit his estranged father in the Catskills, they find him suffering from dementia and inadvertently uncover a dark family secret from WWII: an impossible sacrifice Zak's grandfather (Eli Wallach) made to join Rudolph Kasztner's controversial freedom train out of Hungary.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Not streaming in any country yet.
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Not for scares, adrenaline or laughs.
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- Directed by
- Jeremy Davidson
- Written by
- Jeremy Davidson
- Produced by
- Jeremy Davidson, Ronald Guttman
- Music by
- Abel Korzeniowski
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Facts
January 1, 2009 · 1 h 31 min · NR
- Released
- January 1, 2009
- Runtime
- 1 h 31 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 2 countries
Q&A
3 questions, like "Is Tickling Leo worth watching?"
Questions about Tickling Leo
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Tickling Leo okay for kids?
NRDisturbing imagery
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Is Tickling Leo plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.