Slack Bay fingerprintFunny, strong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
History, class and money, and crime
Standout direction and performances
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor.
History, class and money, and crime
Its world is built around history, class and money, and crime.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Slack Bay is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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 60/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 2 min
Slack Bay runs 2 h 2 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Slack Bay higher (65) than audiences (54). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $920,719 worldwide, 11% of its budget.
It was made in French, with some English. Produced in France, Germany.
+21GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Slack Bay in 35 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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