The Fan fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Cathartic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and sports
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Fan is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Cathartic
Emotionally, it's cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and sports
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and sports.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Fan is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Philo in the United States. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46/100 (IMDb 5.9, Rotten Tomatoes 42%, and Metacritic 32). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 56 min
The Fan runs 1 h 56 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Fan higher (52) than critics (37). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $55 million to make and earned $19 million worldwide, 34% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+118GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Fan in 132 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 27 storytelling tropes for The Fan, including Hope Spot, Hair-Trigger Temper, Villain Protagonist.
5.9
