Detention fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Terrifying and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Detention is terrifying, tense, and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic, moving, and wondrous.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
History, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and characters
The direction and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and sound design stand out.
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Detention is included with a subscription to OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
1 h 42 min
Detention runs 1 h 42 min.
No. It's adapted from a video game.
Not quite. Critics rate Detention higher (86) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Chinese. Produced in Taiwan.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Detention in 12 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 86 storytelling tropes for Detention, including Hormone-Addled Teenager, Alpha Bitch, Unusually Uninteresting Sight.
6.6
