Capital in the Twenty-First Century fingerprintLight on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Melancholic
Some satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Class and money, politics, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Capital in the Twenty-First Century is calm and low-intensity.
Class and money, politics, and society
Its world is built around class and money, politics, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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 73/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 43 min
Capital in the Twenty-First Century runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Capital in the Twenty-First Century higher (82) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some French. Produced in France, New Zealand.
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