What Josiah Saw fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, the mind, and mystery
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
What Josiah Saw is nerve-racking, scary, and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving. Much of it is about family.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Family, the mind, and mystery
Its world is built around family, the mind, and mystery.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
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What Josiah Saw is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Tubi TV. 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 71/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
2 h 0 min
What Josiah Saw runs 2 h 0 min.
Not quite. Critics rate What Josiah Saw higher (81) than audiences (63). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+7GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for What Josiah Saw in 21 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 36 storytelling tropes for What Josiah Saw, including Femme Fatale, Jerkass, Wham Shot.
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