The Brainwashing of My Dad fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Brainwashing of My Dad is calm and low-intensity.
Melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and dark humor.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The truth behind the right-wing media machine that changed a father--and divided the nation
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 58%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 30 min
The Brainwashing of My Dad runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Brainwashing of My Dad higher (74) than critics (58). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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