Back to Black fingerprintStrong craft, striking style.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and melancholic
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, everyday modern life, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Back to Black is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and romantic.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
A real life story, everyday modern life, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around a real life story, everyday modern life, and show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Back to Black is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 50/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 35%, and Metacritic 43). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: drug use and strong language.
2 h 2 min
Back to Black runs 2 h 2 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate Back to Black higher (60) than critics (39). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $51 million worldwide, 1.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+102GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Back to Black in 116 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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