Mapplethorpe fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Melancholic and nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and the mind
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Melancholic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's melancholic and nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
A real life story, history, and the mind
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and the mind.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mapplethorpe is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto 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 48/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 42 min
Mapplethorpe runs 1 h 42 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate Mapplethorpe higher (56) than critics (39). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English, with some German. Produced in United States.
+23GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Mapplethorpe in 37 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for Mapplethorpe, including The '80s, Art Reflects Personality, Artistic Stimulation.
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