Canary fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up.
Some satire and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, politics, and show business
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving, romantic, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Some satire and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and sharp wit.
Growing up, politics, and show business
Its world is built around growing up, politics, and show business.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Canary is included with a subscription to Dekkoo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 88/100 (IMDb 7.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: strong language and suicide themes.
2 h 3 min
Canary runs 2 h 3 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Canary higher (100) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Afrikaans, with some English. Produced in South Africa.
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7.5
