Paterno fingerprintNo humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Paterno is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's moving. Much of it is about family.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Paterno is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 69%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 50 min
Paterno runs 1 h 50 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Paterno higher (69) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Portuguese. Produced in Brazil, France.
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