This Is Going to Hurt fingerprintFunny, immersive world, light on feelings.
Tense
Deeply moving and melancholic
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Tense
This Is Going to Hurt is tense.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of dark humor and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, a real life story, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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This Is Going to Hurt is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Acorn TV, and Spectrum On Demand in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 88/100 (IMDb 8.3, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 91). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: strong language, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 7 episodes of about 45 minutes each.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate This Is Going to Hurt higher (94) than audiences (84). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2022 to 2022 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+22GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for This Is Going to Hurt in 36 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for This Is Going to Hurt, including Aside Comment, Crapsaccharine World, Jerk with a Heart of Jerk.
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