Elephant fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Elephant is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's romantic, moving, and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Elephant is included with a subscription to Dekkoo in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 34 min
Elephant runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Elephant higher (87) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Polish. Produced in Poland.
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TV Tropes lists 59 storytelling tropes for Elephant, including Camera Fiend, Dramatic Gun Cock, Ultra Super Death Gore Fest Chainsawer 3000.
6.7
