A Boy and His Dog fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Violent and tense
Moving and melancholic
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Society, technology, and the future
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
Society, technology, and the future
Its world is built around society, technology, and the future.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A rather kinky tale of survival.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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A Boy and His Dog is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Night Flight+, and Cultpix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 31 min
A Boy and His Dog runs 1 h 31 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate A Boy and His Dog higher (74) than audiences (64). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $400,000 to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 17.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for A Boy and His Dog, including The Nose Knows, The Promised Land, Take That!.
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