The FBI Story fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, crime, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Hopeful
Emotionally, it's hopeful.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, crime, and mystery
Its world is built around history, crime, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You are crouched in a basement stairway opposite a theatre in Chicago. Keep your eyes on that FBI man across the street. He has set the trap for deadly public enemy, John Dillinger...
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The FBI Story is included with a subscription to YouTube TV and TCM in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59/100 (IMDb 6.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 60%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 29 min
The FBI Story runs 2 h 29 min.
Yes. Critics average 60 and audiences 56 out of 100, so both groups see The FBI Story much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The FBI Story in 10 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 5 storytelling tropes for The FBI Story, including FBI Agent, The Film of the Book, Historical Domain Character.
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