Babylon fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Tense and violent
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Some slapstick and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Society, class and money, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Fast from start to finish.
Babylon is tense, violent, and thrilling.
Some slapstick and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick and satire.
Society, class and money, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, class and money, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Babylon is included with a subscription to Metrograph in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from 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 76/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 35 min
Babylon runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Babylon higher (90) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Babylon in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 8 storytelling tropes for Babylon, including Wham Episode, Driven to Suicide, Rule of Symbolism.
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