Badlands fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, light on feelings.
Violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Badlands is violent and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, society, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
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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In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Badlands is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Fawesome. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 88/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 94). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 34 min
Badlands runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Badlands higher (96) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in United States.
+7GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Badlands in 21 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for Badlands, including Troubled, but Cute, Greaser Delinquents, The Dying Walk.
7.7
