The Machinist fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
The mind, mystery, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, sound design, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Machinist is nerve-racking. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
The mind, mystery, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, mystery, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances, characters, and direction stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, sound design, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, sound design, and editing stand out.
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The Machinist is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery and suicide themes.
1 h 42 min
The Machinist runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Machinist higher (78) than critics (69). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 1.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Spain.
+34GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Machinist in 48 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 73 storytelling tropes for The Machinist, including Body Horror, Platonic Prostitution, Mental Story.
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