In the 1960s, two classmates go looking for their missing friends and teachers, all of whom took part in an illegal book club, only to come face to face with ghosts and deformed monsters that have taken over their school.
Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.
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Gingle WangFang Ray-Shin
Fu Meng-poZhang Ming-Hui
Tseng Jing-huaWei Zhong-Ting
Cecilia ChoiYin Cui-Han
Chu Hung-ChangInstructor Bai
Liu Yue-TiMr. Kao
Chang Pen-YuFang's Mother
Joseph HsiaFang's Father
Yun Chung-YuehOld Wei Zhong-Ting
Pan Chin-yuSheng
Li Kuan-yiWen-Xiong
Moon LeeZhou Xin
Liu Yu-renChang
Ryan HsuThe Military Police In The Jail
Wang Ko-yuanHuang You-Xin
Hsiao Zheng-WeiColleague of Fang's Father / Male Police Broadcasting (voice) / Military Policemen (voice)
Hsu Yu-chiehChang (voice) / Huang You-Xin (voice)
Chu Ting-yiMilitary Police (voice) / School Broadcasting (voice)
Lee LiehFemale Police Broadcasting (voice)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 66September 20, 2019 · 1 h 42 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Hormone-Addled Teenager, Alpha Bitch, Unusually Uninteresting Sight +9
6 questions, like "Where can I stream Detention?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Detention streams on OVID, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 9 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). Critics rate it higher (86 out of 100) than audiences (76).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 9 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in Chinese.
TV Tropes lists 86 tropes for it, including Hormone-Addled Teenager, Alpha Bitch, and Unusually Uninteresting Sight.
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