Tale of Tales fingerprintImmersive world, striking style, light on feelings.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wondrous and melancholic
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Tale of Tales is spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wondrous and melancholic
Emotionally, it's wondrous and melancholic.
Some absurdist humor and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some absurdist humor and dark humor.
Fantasy, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, history, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and editing stand out.
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Tale of Tales is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, Paramount+ with Showtime, and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Tubi TV. 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 70/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 14 min
Tale of Tales runs 2 h 14 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Tale of Tales higher (78) than audiences (62). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 46% of its budget.
It was made in Italian, with some English, Russian. Produced in United Kingdom, Italy, France.
+37GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Tale of Tales in 51 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 43 storytelling tropes for Tale of Tales, including Death by Adaptation, Marital Rape License, Our Ogres Are Hungrier.
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