The Trial fingerprintAn , crime movie: , but never scary, .
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
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In the United States, The Trial streams on Criterion, Night Flight+, and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on FlixHouse. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 125 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81 (IMDb 7.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 84%).
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for ambiguity and 9 for philosophical.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 43 tropes for it, including Those Two Guys, Absurdism, and Obstructive Bureaucrat.
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