We Need to Do Something fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and tense
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design
Terrifying and tense
We Need to Do Something is terrifying and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind and mystery
Its world is built around the mind and mystery. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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We Need to Do Something is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 43/100 (IMDb 4.5, Rotten Tomatoes 54%, and Metacritic 48). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery and strong language.
1 h 37 min
We Need to Do Something runs 1 h 37 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate We Need to Do Something higher (51) than audiences (30). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+22GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for We Need to Do Something in 36 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 42 storytelling tropes for We Need to Do Something, including Madness Mantra, Improvised Weapon, Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane.
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