The Columnist fingerprintHigh energy, funny, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout editing
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Columnist is brutally violent, tense, and fast-paced.
Plenty of dark humor and satire
Expect plenty of dark humor and satire.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Columnist is included with a subscription to Philo and AMC+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Plex. 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 66/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 28 min
The Columnist runs 1 h 28 min.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 64 out of 100, so both groups see The Columnist much the same way.
It was made in Dutch. Produced in Netherlands.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Columnist in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 14 storytelling tropes for The Columnist, including Animal Motifs, Bolivian Army Ending, Creepy Souvenir.
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