Paint It Black fingerprintStriking style.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, the mind, and everyday modern life
Standout characters
Standout score
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Paint It Black is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Family, the mind, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around family, the mind, and everyday modern life. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
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Paint It Black is included with a subscription to FlixFling in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Microsoft Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 36 min
Paint It Black runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Paint It Black higher (80) than audiences (52). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English.
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5.6
