Riff-Raff fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and class and money
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Riff-Raff is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and class and money
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and class and money.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Riff-Raff is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and Fandor in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 35 min
Riff-Raff runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Riff-Raff higher (85) than audiences (77). 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 Riff-Raff in 12 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for Riff-Raff, including Pride, Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job, No Antagonist.
7.0
