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Where can I stream Summer Wars?
In the United States, Summer Wars streams on HBO Max. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 11 other countries.
Summer Wars
2009·Movie
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A , sci-fi movie: , but never fluffy, .
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
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Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.
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Is Summer Wars worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 63).
Is Summer Wars okay for kids?
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Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Will I feel good after watching Summer Wars?
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Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for hopefulness and 9 for wholesome.
Is Summer Wars in English?
Japanese
No, it was made in Japanese.
What tropes does Summer Wars use?
You Can't Thwart Stage OneYour Princess Is in Another Castle!Oh, Crap!Too Dumb to LiveProduct PlacementChekhov's GunDead Man WritingContrived CoincidenceDynamic EntryExact Time to FailureShout-OutParental Abandonmentand 90 more
TV Tropes lists 102 tropes for it, including You Can't Thwart Stage One, Your Princess Is in Another Castle!, and Oh, Crap!.