The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War.
Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.
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GoodWatch score 77
GoodWatch score 73
GoodWatch score 77
GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 80
GoodWatch score 86October 22, 2008 · 1 h 15 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Cruel Twist Ending, Helpful Hallucination, War Is Hell +9
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In the United States, Johnny Got His Gun streams on fuboTV, and it is free with ads on Plex, JustWatch TV Free, Fandango at Home Free, Fawesome, Cineverse, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 138 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 42 (IMDb 6.8 and Metacritic 41). Audiences rate it higher (68 out of 100) than critics (41).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 10 for melancholy, against 0 for hopefulness.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (10 of 10) and character depth (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
TV Tropes lists 33 tropes for it, including Cruel Twist Ending, Helpful Hallucination, and War Is Hell.
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