Sweet Smell of Success fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy, emotionally cool.
Tense
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of sharp wit and satire
Show business, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense
Sweet Smell of Success is tense.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of sharp wit and satire
Expect plenty of sharp wit and satire.
Show business, everyday modern life, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around show business, everyday modern life, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and direction
The performances, dialogue, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and editing stand out.
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Sweet Smell of Success is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and 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.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 8, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 37 min
Sweet Smell of Success runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Sweet Smell of Success higher (99) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 74% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+61GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Sweet Smell of Success in 75 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 68 storytelling tropes for Sweet Smell of Success, including Sugary Malice, Revenge Before Reason, But Liquor Is Quicker.
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