Priest fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and faith and meaning
Standout characters and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Priest is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and faith and meaning
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and faith and meaning. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The characters and performances stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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In a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth.
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Priest 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 Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 67%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, drug use, and suicide themes.
1 h 38 min
Priest runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Priest higher (77) than critics (67). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Priest in 8 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 88 storytelling tropes for Priest, including Crapsack World, Barehanded Blade Block, The War Has Just Begun.
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