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Steppenwolf

1974Movie1 h 47 min

57
DecentGoodWatch score

A philosophical, deeply unsettling drama movie about the mind and faith and meaning, with standout characters.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing

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Story

For madmen only.

In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life feared his dual nature of being human and being a beast. He's decided to die on his 50th birthday, which is soon. He's rescued from his solipsism by the mysterious Hermine, who takes him dancing, introduces him to jazz and to the beautiful and whimsical Maria, and guides him into the hallucinations of the Magic Theater, which seem to take him into Hell. Can humour, sin, and derision lead to salvation?

Feels like

  • Existential Crisis
  • Surreal Psychological Drama
  • Jazz Age Atmosphere
  • Literary Adaptation
  • Duality of Man
  • Hallucinatory Narrative
  • Mid-Life Despair
  • Bohemian Intellectualism
  • Dark Allegory

Cast

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Directed by
Fred Haines

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Facts

December 18, 1974 · 1 h 47 min · Suicide Themes, Drug Use, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery, Violence

Released
December 18, 1974
Runtime
1 h 47 min
Content
Suicide Themes, Drug Use, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery, Violence
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Also spoken
German, French
Made in
United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Italy
Available in
7 countries

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Where can I stream Steppenwolf?

In the United States, Steppenwolf streams on ARROW. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is Steppenwolf worth watching?

57
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 6).

Can I half-watch Steppenwolf?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for philosophical and 9 for ambiguity.

Will I feel good after watching Steppenwolf?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.