Dr. Giggles fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Dr. Giggles is terrifying, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Dr. Giggles is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41/100 (IMDb 5.4, Rotten Tomatoes 23%, and Metacritic 39). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 35 min
Dr. Giggles runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Dr. Giggles higher (50) than critics (31). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in Japan, United States.
+16GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dr. Giggles in 30 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 52 storytelling tropes for Dr. Giggles, including Slashers Prefer Blondes, Deadly Doctor, New Media Are Evil.
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