4.8
Is Downtown worth watching?
52
MediocreGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 52 (IMDb 4.8).
52
MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
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- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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- Directed by
- Jesús Franco
- Written by
- Christine Lembach, Jesús Franco
- Produced by
- Erwin C. Dietrich
- Music by
- Walter Baumgartner
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Facts
July 23, 1976 · 1 h 27 min · Nudity, Sexual Content, Violence, Strong Language
- Released
- July 23, 1976
- Runtime
- 1 h 27 min
- Content
- Nudity, Sexual Content, Violence, Strong Language
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Original language
- German
- Made in
- Switzerland
- Available in
- 1 country
Tropes
Haute Cuisine Is Weird, Subways Suck, Just Train Wrong +9
Q&A
5 questions, like "Is Downtown worth watching?"
Questions about Downtown
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will Downtown make me laugh?
A touch
Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.
Will I feel good after watching Downtown?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Is Downtown in English?
German
No, it was made in German.
What tropes does Downtown use?
Haute Cuisine Is WeirdSubways SuckJust Train WrongAll Girls Want Bad BoysGroin AttackAlpha BitchAnnoying Younger SiblingMaking Love in All the Wrong PlacesDumbass Has a PointAuto EroticaButt-MonkeyGold Diggerand 70 more
TV Tropes lists 82 tropes for it, including Haute Cuisine Is Weird, Subways Suck, and Just Train Wrong.