New Best Friend fingerprintHigh energy, a touch of humor.
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, class and money, and growing up
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
New Best Friend is tense and fast-paced.
Cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Everyday modern life, class and money, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, class and money, and growing up.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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How far would you go to fit in?
Overall: Similar vibe.
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New Best Friend 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 The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 28/100 (IMDb 5.3, Rotten Tomatoes 5%, and Metacritic 13). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and drug use.
1 h 31 min
New Best Friend runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate New Best Friend higher (46) than critics (9). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for New Best Friend in 12 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 5 storytelling tropes for New Best Friend, including Psycho Lesbian, Yandere, Scholarship Student.
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