The Greatest fingerprintBig heart, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Greatest is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and romantic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and growing up.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 55%, and Metacritic 45). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes.
1 h 39 min
The Greatest runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Greatest higher (63) than critics (50). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $987,053 worldwide, 16% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Greatest in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 5 storytelling tropes for The Greatest, including As Himself, Time-Shifted Actor, What Happened to the Mouse?.
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