The Village Detective: A Song Cycle fingerprintStrong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and show business
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle is calm and low-intensity.
A real life story, history, and show business
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and show business.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 92%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 21 min
The Village Detective: A Song Cycle runs 1 h 21 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Village Detective: A Song Cycle higher (92) than audiences (63). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Icelandic, Russian. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Village Detective: A Song Cycle in 2 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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