Beasts of the Southern Wild fingerprintBig heart, immersive world, a touch of humor.
Tense
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, family, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and wondrous. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, family, and fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, family, and fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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Beasts of the Southern Wild is included with a subscription to HBO Max 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 86). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 33 min
Beasts of the Southern Wild runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Beasts of the Southern Wild higher (87) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $21 million worldwide, 11.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United States.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Beasts of the Southern Wild in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for Beasts of the Southern Wild, including Incurable Cough of Death, Only Sane Man, Hands-Off Parenting.
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