Appointment with Death fingerprintLight on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, history, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Appointment with Death is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Mystery, history, and crime
Its world is built around mystery, history, and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Appointment with Death is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Tubi TV. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 42 min
Appointment with Death runs 1 h 42 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
No. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $960,040 worldwide, 16% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Israel, United Kingdom, United States.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Appointment with Death in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 32 storytelling tropes for Appointment with Death, including Wardens Are Evil, Who Murdered the Asshole?, Driven to Suicide.
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