Pulse fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, the mind, and society
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Pulse is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and romantic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, the mind, and society
Its world is built around growing up, the mind, and society. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Pulse is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 5.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 29 min
Pulse runs 1 h 29 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Pulse higher (86) than audiences (53). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Australia.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Pulse in 6 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 7 storytelling tropes for Pulse, including Truth in Television, Failsafe Failure, Trash the Set.
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