Dead of Winter fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, the mind, and crime
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Dead of Winter is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Mystery, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around mystery, the mind, and crime.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
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Dead of Winter is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 40 min
Dead of Winter runs 1 h 40 min.
Yes. Critics average 66 and audiences 61 out of 100, so both groups see Dead of Winter much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+98GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dead of Winter in 112 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 10 storytelling tropes for Dead of Winter, including Bittersweet Ending, More Deadly Than the Male, Healthcare Motivation.
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