The Measure of a Man fingerprintStrong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Class and money, everyday modern life, and society
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Measure of a Man is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Class and money, everyday modern life, and society
Its world is built around class and money, everyday modern life, and society.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Measure of a Man is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 33 min
The Measure of a Man runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Measure of a Man higher (83) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French. Produced in France.
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