Penumbra fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Penumbra is tense, scary, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Penumbra is included with a subscription to Philo and Sundance Now in the United States. 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 53/100 (IMDb 5.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 60%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
Penumbra runs 1 h 30 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Penumbra higher (60) than audiences (41). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Spanish. Produced in Argentina, Mexico.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Penumbra in 3 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
5.5
