The Mercy fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
History, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Mercy is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, a real life story, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Based on the true story
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Mercy is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 42 min
The Mercy runs 1 h 42 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Mercy higher (67) than audiences (51). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $18 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 25% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United Kingdom.
+39GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Mercy in 53 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 46 storytelling tropes for The Mercy, including Never Trust a Trailer, Go Mad from the Isolation, Uncertain Doom.
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