78/52 fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, the mind, and history
Standout direction
Standout editing
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
78/52 is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Show business, the mind, and history
Its world is built around show business, the mind, and history.
Standout direction
The direction stand out.
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78/52 is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 88%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 31 min
78/52 runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Critics rate 78/52 higher (88) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in France, United States, United Kingdom.
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