Where the Crawdads Sing fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Standout cinematography
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around growing up, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Secrets are buried just beneath the surface.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Where the Crawdads Sing is included with a subscription to Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 34%, and Metacritic 43). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 6 min
Where the Crawdads Sing runs 2 h 6 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Where the Crawdads Sing higher (77) than critics (39). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $24 million to make and earned $144 million worldwide, 6.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 88 storytelling tropes for Where the Crawdads Sing, including Missed Him by That Much, Second Love, Cut Himself Shaving.
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