Magic City fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Tense and spectacular
Romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, crime, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout cinematography and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and spectacular
Magic City is tense, spectacular, and violent.
Romantic and nostalgic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's romantic and nostalgic. Much of it is about family.
History, crime, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, crime, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography and visual style stand out.
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Magic City is included with a subscription to Philo, Spectrum On Demand, and Starz in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 57). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
2 seasons
It has 2 seasons with 16 episodes of about 50 minutes each.
Not quite. Audiences rate Magic City higher (76) than critics (61). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 2012 to 2013 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Magic City in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for Magic City, including Rightful King Returns, Lecherous Stepparent, No Such Thing as Bad Publicity.
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