A Fool There Was fingerprintStriking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History and the mind
Standout performances
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Fool There Was is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History and the mind
Its world is built around history and the mind.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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A Fool There Was is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ 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 Fandango At Home and FlixFling. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 5.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 78%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 7 min
A Fool There Was runs 1 h 7 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Fool There Was higher (78) than audiences (54). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some xx. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for A Fool There Was, including Femme Fatale, Dark Is Evil, Time Skip.
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