The East fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and violent
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, war, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
The East is tense, violent, and thrilling.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving and melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, war, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, war, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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A war between duty and conscience.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The East is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. 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 68/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 17 min
The East runs 2 h 17 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The East higher (75) than audiences (61). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Dutch, with some English, Indonesian, Japanese. Produced in Netherlands.
+15GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The East in 29 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for The East, including Hipsters, Obliviously Evil, In Love with the Mark.
6.8
