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The Crimson Rivers

2000·Movie
1h 46min·R
64
DecentGoodWatch score

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A , crime movie: , .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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Evil rises to new heights.

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Grisly Procedural ThrillerFrench Noir AestheticExtreme Graphic ViolenceBuddy Cop DynamicOccult MysteryAtmospheric TensionPsychological HorrorElite Academy SecretsVisually Striking Landscapes

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The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers (2000)
GoodWatch score 64
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

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Where can I stream The Crimson Rivers?

In the United States, The Crimson Rivers streams on Kino Film Collection, and it is free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 20 other countries.

Is The Crimson Rivers worth watching?

64
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, and Metacritic 49). Audiences rate it higher (70 out of 100) than critics (59).

Will I feel good after watching The Crimson Rivers?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Will The Crimson Rivers scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 9 of 10).

Is The Crimson Rivers in English?

French

No, it was made in French.

What tropes does The Crimson Rivers use?

Call-BackThat Came Out WrongCowboy CopNot Enough to BuryElaborate University HighWorking the Same CaseArtistic License – Martial ArtsWould Hit a GirlMind ScrewTeeth-Clenched TeamworkNot Quite DeadThe Worf Effectand 41 more

TV Tropes lists 53 tropes for it, including Call-Back, That Came Out Wrong, and Cowboy Cop.