The Divide fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Divide is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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The Divide is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 26%, and Metacritic 28). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 2 min
The Divide runs 2 h 2 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Divide higher (52) than critics (27). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $156,362 worldwide, 5% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, Germany, United States.
+19GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Divide in 33 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 22 storytelling tropes for The Divide, including Foreshadowing, Black Dude Dies First, The Hedonist.
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