Arrowsmith fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, a real life story, and the mind
Standout dialogue and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Arrowsmith is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, a real life story, and the mind
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and the mind.
Standout dialogue and characters
The dialogue and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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HE FOUGHT FOR MAN... and lost a woman!
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Arrowsmith is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Artiflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 48 min
Arrowsmith runs 1 h 48 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Arrowsmith higher (89) than audiences (53). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some Italian, Swedish. Produced in United States.
+112GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Arrowsmith in 126 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 21 storytelling tropes for Arrowsmith, including Tested on Humans, Drowning My Sorrows, Affectionate Nickname.
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