The Artist fingerprintStunning style, big heart.
Spectacular
Deeply romantic and nostalgic
Some slapstick and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, history, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Spectacular
The Artist is spectacular.
Deeply romantic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, nostalgic, and wholesome.
Some slapstick and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick and sharp wit.
Show business, history, and pop culture
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around show business, history, and pop culture. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and storytelling
The performances, direction, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and editing stand out.
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A breath of fresh vintage air.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Artist is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 40 min
The Artist runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Artist higher (92) than audiences (81). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $133 million worldwide, 8.9 times its budget.
It was made in French, with some xx. Produced in Belgium, France.
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TV Tropes lists 120 storytelling tropes for The Artist, including Decade-Themed Filter, Drives Like Crazy, Box-Office Bomb.
7.8
