Wakefield fingerprintStrong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, everyday modern life, and family
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wakefield is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and sharp wit.
The mind, everyday modern life, and family
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and family.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Wakefield is included with a subscription to Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount+, and Philo 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 Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 46 min
Wakefield runs 1 h 46 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Wakefield higher (68) than audiences (59). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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