Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and wholesome
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and show business
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and wholesome
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, wholesome, and melancholic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and show business
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and show business.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields is included with a subscription to Fandor, Night Flight+, and OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 29 min
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields runs 1 h 29 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States.
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