Cuckoo fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Cuckoo is tense, thrilling, and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery and the mind
Its world is built around mystery and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Fear its call.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Cuckoo is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63/100 (IMDb 5.6, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 43 min
Cuckoo runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Cuckoo higher (71) than audiences (55). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 95% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, German. Produced in Germany, United States.
+114GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Cuckoo in 128 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 81 storytelling tropes for Cuckoo, including Predation Is Natural, What Happened to the Mouse?, Bumbling Dad.
5.6
