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Embrace of the Serpent

2015Movie2 h 5 min

Drama
84
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.8Metacritic827.8Rotten Tomatoes97%85%

A wondrous, cathartic drama movie about faith and meaning and history, with standout world-building.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Story

A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world.

The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by the journals of the first explorers of the Colombian Amazon, Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evans Schultes.

Feels like

  • Amazonian Shaman
  • Exploration & Friendship
  • Sacred Plant
  • Columbian Amazon
  • Historical Journey
  • Cultural Encounter
  • Spiritual Quest
  • Life-Transcending
  • Ecological Reflection
  • Indigenous Wisdom

Cast

5 of 5

Crew

Directed by
Ciro Guerra
Written by
Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde
Produced by
Cristina Gallego
Music by
Nascuy Linares

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Facts

May 25, 2015 · 2 h 5 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released
May 25, 2015
Runtime
2 h 5 min
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Original language
Spanish
Also spoken
Catalan, German, Latin, Portuguese
Made in
Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela
Budget
$1 million
Box office
$1 million
Available in
22 countries
Keywords
based on true story

Tropes

An Arm and a Leg, Fire Purifies, A Party, Also Known as an Orgy +9

  • An Arm and a Leg
  • Fire Purifies
  • A Party, Also Known as an Orgy
  • "Not So Different" Remark
  • Higher Understanding Through Drugs
  • Ominous Fog
  • Deliberately Monochrome
  • Jungles Sound Like Kookaburras
  • Foregone Conclusion
  • Time-Shifted Actor
  • Would Hurt a Child
  • Bookends

12 of 23 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Embrace of the Serpent?"

Questions about Embrace of the Serpent

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Embrace of the Serpent?

JustWatch TV FreeJustWatch TV+PhiloKanopyNight Flight+OVIDFandorPlex

In the United States, Embrace of the Serpent streams on JustWatch TV+, Philo, Night Flight+, OVID, and Fandor, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Plex, Fawesome, myfilmfriend, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 9 other countries.

Is Embrace of the Serpent worth watching?

84
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 82). Critics rate it higher (90 out of 100) than audiences (80).

Can I half-watch Embrace of the Serpent?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for complexity and 8 for philosophical.

Was Embrace of the Serpent a box office flop?

Budget$1 million
Box office$1 million

Yes: it cost about $1 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 94% of its budget.

Is Embrace of the Serpent in English?

SpanishCatalanGermanLatinPortuguese

No, it was made in Spanish, with some Catalan, German, Latin, and Portuguese.

What tropes does Embrace of the Serpent use?

An Arm and a LegFire PurifiesA Party, Also Known as an Orgy"Not So Different" RemarkHigher Understanding Through DrugsOminous FogDeliberately MonochromeJungles Sound Like KookaburrasForegone ConclusionTime-Shifted ActorWould Hurt a ChildBookendsand 11 more

TV Tropes lists 23 tropes for it, including An Arm and a Leg, Fire Purifies, and A Party, Also Known as an Orgy.