Head of State fingerprintFunny, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
Some situational comedy and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Head of State is calm and low-intensity.
Some situational comedy and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and satire.
Everyday modern life, politics, and society
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and society.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Head of State is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46/100 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 35 min
Head of State runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Head of State higher (55) than critics (37). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $35 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+53GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Head of State in 67 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 39 storytelling tropes for Head of State, including Psycho Ex-Girlfriend, Throwing Out the Script, Catch Phrase.
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