The Old Man and the Sea fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
Kept in the background
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Old Man and the Sea is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Kept in the background
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Old Man and the Sea is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 33 min
The Old Man and the Sea runs 1 h 33 min.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for The Old Man and the Sea, including "Shaggy Dog" Story, Doomed Moral Victor, Threatening Shark.
6.7
