The Green Knight fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, a touch of humor.
Spectacular and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Spectacular and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Green Knight is spectacular and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Awe-inspiring and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, melancholic, and moving. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Fantasy, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, history, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and score stand out.
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When honor was everything.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Green Knight is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 85). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 10 min
The Green Knight runs 2 h 10 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Green Knight higher (87) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $19 million worldwide, 1.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, Ireland, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 117 storytelling tropes for The Green Knight, including Last Chance to Quit, Adaptation Deviation, Screw This, I'm Outta Here!.
6.5
