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Where can I stream Medea?
It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.
Summary
Medea after having helped the man she loves, Jason, and given him to birth two children, is driven into fury and vengeful madness after he decides to abandon her to become successor to the throne by marring Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.
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- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
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- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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- Directed by
- Lars von Trier
- Written by
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Produced by
- Vibeke Gad
- Music by
- Joachim Holbek
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Facts
August 8, 1989 · 1 h 16 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
- Released
- August 8, 1989
- Runtime
- 1 h 16 min
- Content
- Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- Danish
- Made in
- Denmark
- Available in
- 2 countries
Tropes
Adapted Out, Dies Differently in Adaptation, High Priestess +9
Q&A
5 questions, like "Where can I stream Medea?"
Questions about Medea
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Medea worth watching?
78
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 7.1, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 84). Critics rate it higher (85 out of 100) than audiences (74).
Will I feel good after watching Medea?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is Medea plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Is Medea in English?
Danish
No, it was made in Danish.