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Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984·Movie
1h 53min·R
70
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IMDb7.0Metacritic676.6Rotten Tomatoes76%71%

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A , sci-fi movie: , .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Dystopian MasterpieceAuthoritarianism CritiquePsychological OppressionBleak & UnsettlingSocial CommentaryPropaganda & ControlLove & RebellionPhilosophicalHuman Spirit Resilience

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Directed by:
Michael Radford
Written by:
Michael Radford, George Orwell
Produced by:
Simon Perry, Robert Devereux, Al Clark
Composed by:
Dominic Muldowney

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Where can I stream Nineteen Eighty-Four?

PrimeKanopyAmazon Prime Video Free with AdsTubi TV

In the United States, Nineteen Eighty-Four streams on Prime, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Plex. It also streams in 23 other countries.

Is Nineteen Eighty-Four worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 67).

Will I feel good after watching Nineteen Eighty-Four?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Can I half-watch Nineteen Eighty-Four?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for philosophical and 7 for complexity.

What tropes does Nineteen Eighty-Four use?

Un-personWe Will Use WikiWords in the FutureSarcastic ConfessionPropaganda MachineAll Nations Are SuperpowersFlowers of RomanceDoomed Moral VictorBlatantly Self-DefeatingFalse FriendRough OverallsStaged Populist UprisingParental Abandonmentand 250 more

TV Tropes lists 262 tropes for it, including Un-person, We Will Use WikiWords in the Future, and Sarcastic Confession.