The Grey Fox fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, a real life story, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Grey Fox is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
History, a real life story, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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In 1901, after 33 years in San Quentin Prison, Bill Miner, "The Gentleman Bandit", was released into the Twentieth Century.
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The Grey Fox is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 87/100 (IMDb 7.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 32 min
The Grey Fox runs 1 h 32 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Grey Fox higher (100) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 1.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Grey Fox in 5 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 18 storytelling tropes for The Grey Fox, including Scenery Porn, I Take Offense to That Last One, Incurable Cough of Death.
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