The Witness fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and a real life story
Standout characters, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Witness is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and a real life story
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and a real life story. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters, performances, and storytelling
The characters, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Witness is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Sundance Now, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Peacock, Kanopy, and Hoopla. 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 72/100 (IMDb 7 and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 26 min
The Witness runs 1 h 26 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Witness higher (79) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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