Sweet Virginia fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Sweet Virginia is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Sweet Virginia is included with a subscription to Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount+, and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 34 min
Sweet Virginia runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Sweet Virginia higher (76) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Canada.
+4GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sweet Virginia in 18 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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