North Dallas Forty fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Some satire and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, society, and history
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
North Dallas Forty is thrilling and fast-paced.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Some satire and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and slapstick.
Sports, society, and history
Its world is built around sports, society, and history.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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North Dallas Forty is included with a subscription to MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and drug use.
1 h 59 min
North Dallas Forty runs 1 h 59 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate North Dallas Forty higher (83) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+52GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for North Dallas Forty in 66 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 10 storytelling tropes for North Dallas Forty, including Down to the Last Play, I Call Him "Mister Happy", Personal Arcade.
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