Punch fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, sports, and growing up
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Punch is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and romantic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving, romantic, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, sports, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, sports, and growing up.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Punch is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+ with Showtime, and Dekkoo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 6.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 79%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 39 min
Punch runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Punch higher (79) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand.
+15GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Punch in 29 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Punch, including The Peeping Tom, Missing Mom, Shout-Out.
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