The Gods Must Be Crazy fingerprintA , comedy.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!
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GoodWatch score 81
GoodWatch score 88
GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 66
GoodWatch score 83
GoodWatch score 67
GoodWatch score 63
GoodWatch score 84
GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 60Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, The Gods Must Be Crazy streams on Darkroom and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Plex, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 136 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 73).
Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989).
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Yes, a lot: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and slapstick (9 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with philosophical at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.
Yes, a big one: it cost about $5 million to make and earned $200 million worldwide, 40.0 times its budget.
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