The Hand fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Hand is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind and mystery
Its world is built around the mind and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Hand is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Tubi TV. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 47/100 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 44 min
The Hand runs 1 h 44 min.
Yes. Critics average 44 and audiences 47 out of 100, so both groups see The Hand much the same way.
No. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $566,736 worldwide, 9% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+50GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Hand in 64 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for The Hand, including Through the Eyes of Madness, Air-Vent Passageway, Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane.
5.5
