Tell Your Children fingerprintLight on feelings.
Tense
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, society, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about growing up.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, society, and crime
Its world is built around history, society, 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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Public enemy no. 1. Women cry for it… Men will die for it!
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Tell Your Children is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and Paramount+ with Showtime in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 47/100 (IMDb 3.8, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: drug use and violence.
1 h 6 min
Tell Your Children runs 1 h 6 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Tell Your Children higher (55) than audiences (38). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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3.8
