Elvira: Mistress of the Dark fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Scary and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Plenty of situational comedy and satire
Show business and society
Solid, not remarkable
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Scary and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is scary and fast-paced.
Plenty of situational comedy and satire
Expect plenty of situational comedy and satire.
Show business and society
Its world is built around show business and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV, YouTube Free, and Plex. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 43). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 36 min
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Elvira: Mistress of the Dark higher (63) than critics (51). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 75% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 118 storytelling tropes for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, including Helping Hands, Manipulative Bitch, Knight of Cerebus.
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