The Story of Film: A New Generation fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Show business, history, and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and storytelling
Standout editing and cinematography
Calm and low-key
The Story of Film: A New Generation is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic and hopeful
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, hopeful, and wondrous.
Show business, history, and pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around show business, history, and pop culture. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and storytelling
The direction and storytelling stand out.
Standout editing and cinematography
Look and sound: the editing and cinematography stand out.
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The Story of Film: A New Generation is included with a subscription to Hoopla and OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. 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.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
2 h 47 min
The Story of Film: A New Generation runs 2 h 47 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Story of Film: A New Generation higher (85) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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