Detention fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Violent and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Detention is violent, thrilling, and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Detention is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 37/100 (IMDb 4.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and drug use.
1 h 38 min
Detention runs 1 h 38 min.
No. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $16,324 worldwide, 0% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hungarian. Produced in Canada, Germany.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Detention in 12 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 86 storytelling tropes for Detention, including Granola Girl, Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!, Black Comedy.
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