Variety fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Melancholic
Some cringe comedy and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, show business, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Some cringe comedy and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some cringe comedy and dark humor.
The mind, show business, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around the mind, show business, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Variety is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46/100 (IMDb 6.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 41 min
Variety runs 1 h 41 min.
It was made in English. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Variety in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for Variety, including Bowdlerise, Cheater Gets Cheated On, Crazy Jealous Guy.
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