8½ fingerprintAn , drama: , with substance, .
Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking
A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!
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8½1963
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, 8½ streams on HBO Max and Criterion, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 21 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 93). Critics rate it higher (95 out of 100) than audiences (84).
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for meta narrative and 9 for complexity.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (10 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.
No, it was made in Italian, with some German, English, and French.
TV Tropes lists 38 tropes for it, including Bad Liar, Diegetic Switch, and Naughty Nurse Outfit.
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