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Bodied

2018Movie2 h 0 minR

78

GreatGoodWatch score

78

GreatGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Feels like real life.
Gets your pulse racing.
Makes you smirk.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 82Audiences 77GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer89%
Metascore75
Audience score83%
User score8.2
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb7.0
Box office
1%of its budget back
Budget
$15 M
Worldwide
$114 K
Worldwide it made back $114 K of the $15 M it cost.
Running time
2 h
A typical length for dramas, +11 min on the typical 109
typical 109120
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 31 more
Released
2018
November 2, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyMusic
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Thai
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 1
Joseph Kahn Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
Alex Larsen Screenplay
Production · 3
Paul Rosenberg Executive Producer
Eminem Producer
Judy Cook Casting
Camera · 1
Matt Wise Director of Photography, Cinematography
Editing · 1
Chancler Haynes Editor
Sound · 2
Bryan Mantia Original Music Composer
Melissa Reese Original Music Composer
Art · 2
Brett Hess Production Design
Katy Baldwin Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Edda Guðmundsdóttir Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
Kieley Culbertson Visual Effects Producer

Tropes

Stop Being Stereotypicalin 130 titlesAdam and his friends stop by a sushi restaurant where Prospek works as a chef, but the owner kicks them out for making fun of Prospek (even though Prospek isn't really offended by the jokes, counteri…Defeat Means Friendshipin 692 titlesPlayed straight with Adam and Prospek.All 15 tropes

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