The Assistant fingerprintA , drama: , but never scary, .
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In the United States, The Assistant streams on Netflix, Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount+ with Showtime, and Paramount+, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 29 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 79). Critics rate it higher (86 out of 100) than audiences (51).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
TV Tropes lists 43 tropes for it, including Casting Gag, Kick the Dog, and Awful Wedded Life.
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