Marvel's Luke Cage fingerprintStunning style, high energy, a touch of humor.
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Marvel's Luke Cage is brutally violent, tense, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Crime, society, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, society, and everyday modern life. 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, score, and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and editing stand out.
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Hero is your word, not mine.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Marvel's Luke Cage is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. 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 77/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
2 seasons
It has 2 seasons with 26 episodes of about 46 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a comic.
Not quite. Critics rate Marvel's Luke Cage higher (81) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2016 to 2018 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+63GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Marvel's Luke Cage in 77 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 331 storytelling tropes for Marvel's Luke Cage, including Small Steps Hero, Red Herring, OOC Is Serious Business.
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