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Up the Sandbox

1972·Movie
1h 37min·R
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Rotten Tomatoes67%49%

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A , comedy: , but bittersweet.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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What's Barbra up to? Up the marriage trap. Up the revolution. Up the Zambesi River. And up to something surprisingly wonderful.

Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.
Feminist Political DramaLate 60s CounterculturePsychological UnravelingBarbra Streisand PerformanceUrban AlienationRadicalization NarrativeMelancholic RealismSocial CritiqueSlow-Burn TensionHistorical Context Piece

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Directed by:
Irvin Kershner
Written by:
Paul Zindel, Anne Richardson Roiphe
Produced by:
Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Composed by:
Billy Goldenberg

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Where can I stream Up the Sandbox?

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In the United States, Up the Sandbox is free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is Up the Sandbox worth watching?

61
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61 (IMDb 5.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 67%). Critics rate it higher (67 out of 100) than audiences (54).

Will Up the Sandbox make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly satire (7 of 10) and absurd humor (6 of 10).

Is Up the Sandbox plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.