Spaceballs fingerprintVery funny, light on feelings.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Plenty of satire and absurdist humor
Pop culture and the future
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Spaceballs is fast-paced.
Plenty of satire and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of satire and absurdist humor.
Pop culture and the future
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around pop culture and the future. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and dialogue
The performances and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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May the schwartz be with you.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Spaceballs is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, AMC+, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 53%, and Metacritic 46). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and sexual content.
1 h 36 min
Spaceballs runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Spaceballs higher (76) than critics (50). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $23 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+80GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Spaceballs in 94 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 354 storytelling tropes for Spaceballs, including Ermine Cape Effect, Runaway Bride, Colonel Bogey March.
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