The Ruling Class fingerprintFunny, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Cathartic
Plenty of satire and absurdist humor
Society, class and money, and politics
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Ruling Class is calm and low-intensity.
Plenty of satire and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of satire and absurdist humor.
Society, class and money, and politics
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around society, class and money, and politics. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Ruling Class is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Tubi TV. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
2 h 34 min
The Ruling Class runs 2 h 34 min.
Yes. Critics average 83 and audiences 79 out of 100, so both groups see The Ruling Class much the same way.
It was made in English, with some German, French, Italian, Latin. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 56 storytelling tropes for The Ruling Class, including Strawman Political, Burlesque, Straw Nihilist.
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