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Freak Show

2018Movie1 h 31 min

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Feels like real life.

Not for scares or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 54Audiences 72GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer54%
Metascore54
User score8.2
Audience score70%
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for comedies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
2018
January 12, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 1
Trudie Styler Director, Producer
Writing · 3
Beth Rigazio Writer
Patrick J. Clifton Writer
James St. James Novel
Production · 24
Drew Barrymore Executive Producer
Nancy Juvonen Executive Producer
Jenny Halper Executive Producer
Nicole Ihasz Executive Producer
Cathleen Ihasz Executive Producer
Bobby Sager Executive Producer
Camera · 1
Dante Spinotti Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Sarah Flack Editor
Sound · 7
Dan Romer Original Music Composer
Lewis Goldstein Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Alex Soto Sound Effects Editor
Alfred DeGrand Assistant Sound Editor
Allan Zaleski Dialogue Editor
Paddy Hanlon Sound Mixer
Art · 4
Franckie Diago Production Design
Jimena Azula Set Decoration
Randall Balsmeyer Title Designer
Patrice Andrew Davidson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
Tywan Williams Key Hair Stylist
Sarah Laux Costume Designer
Anouck Sullivan Makeup Department Head
Jennifer Tremont Hair Department Head
Kristen Alimena Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
Andreas Alesik Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Fernandez-Ferreira Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 2
Louis Colaianni Dialogue Coach
Jeff Robinson Post Production Supervisor

Tropes

Shoe Phonein 214 titlesThe villain was a sinister paparazzo whose camera looks like a sniper rifle (for utility purposes rather than disguise).All 5 tropes

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