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Heavy Traffic

1973Movie1 h 17 minNC-17

Animation Comedy

78

GreatGoodWatch score

78

GreatGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

Skip it if

Graphic violence bothers you

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Makes you smirk.
Makes you squirm.
Feels like real life.

Not for warmth, scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 89Audiences 70GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer89%
Audience score74%
IMDb6.5
Box office
1.6×its budget
Budget
$950 K
Worldwide
$2 M
Worldwide it earned $550 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than most animated movies, −12 min on the typical 89
typical 8977
Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 32 more
Released
1973
August 8, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
AnimationComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianYiddish
Made in
United States
Rated
- NC-17United States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityModerate
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 25
Directing · 1
Ralph Bakshi Director, Screenplay
Production · 2
Steve Krantz Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff Producer
Camera · 2
Ted C. Bemiller Director of Photography
Gregg Heschong Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Donald W. Ernst Editor
Sound · 2
Ed Bogas Original Music Composer
Ray Shanklin Original Music Composer
Art · 1
Dan Perri Title Designer
Visual Effects · 2
Art Vitello Animation
Milton Gray Animation

Tropes

George Jetson Job Securityin 179 titlesIt's clear that Carole, with her stubborn, no-nonsense attitude, just can't hold a job.Lit Candles EverywhereRare · in 43 titlesMichael's mother Ida's first scene is of her in the family's apartment surrounded by a lot of candles.All 55 tropes

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