The Man with the Golden Arm fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, the mind, and society
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Man with the Golden Arm is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, the mind, and society
Its world is built around crime, the mind, and society.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
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An 'untouchable' theme… an unusual motion picture!
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Man with the Golden Arm is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Brew, FlixFling, and FILMBOX+ Stream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: drug use and strong language.
1 h 59 min
The Man with the Golden Arm runs 1 h 59 min.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see The Man with the Golden Arm much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 4.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+125GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Man with the Golden Arm in 139 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for The Man with the Golden Arm, including Adaptational Ugliness, Rule of Symbolism, Sympathetic Adulterer.
7.3
