Body and Soul fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Body and Soul is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, crime, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Body and Soul is included with a subscription to Kanopy and Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Fawesome. 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 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 34 min
Body and Soul runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Body and Soul higher (86) than audiences (58). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English, with some xx. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 15 storytelling tropes for Body and Soul, including All Just a Dream, Dramatic Irony, Flashback.
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