The Promise fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Deeply moving and romantic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, war, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Deeply moving and romantic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, romantic, and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, war, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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The Promise is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Philo, and Starz in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 51%, and Metacritic 49). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 13 min
The Promise runs 2 h 13 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Promise higher (74) than critics (50). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $90 million to make and earned $12 million worldwide, 14% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Armenian, German, French. Produced in Spain, United States.
+32GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Promise in 46 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 32 storytelling tropes for The Promise, including No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Christianity Is Catholic, Action Bomb.
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