The Power fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, history, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Power is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The mind, history, and mystery
Its world is built around the mind, history, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Power is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 60). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Power runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Power higher (72) than audiences (50). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Urdu. Produced in United Kingdom.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Power in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 49 storytelling tropes for The Power, including Brainwashed, Wounded Gazelle Gambit, Black Eyes of Evil.
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