Poison for the Fairies fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
The mind and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Poison for the Fairies is nerve-racking and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving. Much of it is about growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Poison for the Fairies is included with a subscription to Philo, Night Flight+, Darkroom, and Eternal Family in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, FlixHouse, and Darkroom. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
Poison for the Fairies runs 1 h 30 min.
It was made in Spanish. Produced in Mexico.
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TV Tropes lists 32 storytelling tropes for Poison for the Fairies, including Extreme Doormat, Creepy Child, Ominous Owl.
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