Sweet Bean fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Sweet Bean is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving, hopeful, and wholesome. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, family, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and society.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Sweet Bean is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 53 min
Sweet Bean runs 1 h 53 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 78 out of 100, so both groups see Sweet Bean much the same way.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan, France, Germany.
+114GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sweet Bean in 128 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 9 storytelling tropes for Sweet Bean, including Bittersweet Ending, Caged Bird Metaphor, The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes.
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