Chronic fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Chronic is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Chronic is included with a subscription to Philo and Starz in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 67/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
Chronic runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Chronic higher (73) than audiences (63). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in France, Mexico.
+7GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Chronic in 21 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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