Rafiki fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, moving, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Rafiki is included with a subscription to MUBI, Metrograph, and Film Movement+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 83). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 22 min
Rafiki runs 1 h 22 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Rafiki higher (89) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Swahili, with some English. Produced in Germany, Netherlands, France, Norway, United States, South Africa, Belgium.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Rafiki in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 62 storytelling tropes for Rafiki, including Third Wheel, Thousand-Yard Stare, Homophobic Hate Crime.
6.8
