Svengali fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.
Tense
Romantic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, show business, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Romantic and moving
Emotionally, it's romantic, moving, and nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind, show business, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, show business, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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He hypnotizes! He thrills...! Any woman caught in his spell must obey.
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Svengali is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, MGM+, and FlixFling in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and FlixFling. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 80%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 21 min
Svengali runs 1 h 21 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 80 and audiences 75 out of 100, so both groups see Svengali much the same way.
It was made in English, with some German, French, Italian. Produced in United States.
+124GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Svengali in 138 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Svengali, including Hypnotic Eyes, Face Framed in Shadow, Psychic-Assisted Suicide.
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