The Pledge fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Pledge is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Pledge is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home 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 70/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
2 h 4 min
The Pledge runs 2 h 4 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Pledge higher (75) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $35 million to make and earned $29 million worldwide, 84% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+61GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Pledge in 75 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 42 storytelling tropes for The Pledge, including Black Comedy Burst, Chekhov's Gun, Children as Pawns.
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