Compliance fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Some cringe comedy and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Compliance is nerve-racking. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some cringe comedy and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some cringe comedy and dark humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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How far would you go?
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Compliance is included with a subscription to Netflix, fuboTV, and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and disturbing imagery.
1 h 30 min
Compliance runs 1 h 30 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Compliance higher (79) than audiences (62). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $270,000 to make and earned $592,116 worldwide, 2.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Compliance in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for Compliance, including Extremely Short Timespan, Cold Reading, Naked Apron.
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