Friend of the World fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, war, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Friend of the World is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and absurdist humor.
The future, war, and the mind
Its world is built around the future, war, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Friend of the World is included with a subscription to Troma NOW in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Filmzie, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 4.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 91%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
0 h 50 min
Friend of the World runs 0 h 50 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Friend of the World higher (91) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+122GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Friend of the World in 136 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 13 storytelling tropes for Friend of the World, including Emerging from the Shadows, Body Horror, Crazy Survivalist.
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