Waco fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, everyday modern life, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and editing
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Waco is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, everyday modern life, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, everyday modern life, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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Waco is included with a subscription to Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Paramount+. 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 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 68%, and Metacritic 56). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 6 episodes of about 42 minutes each.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate Waco higher (71) than critics (62). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 2018 to 2018 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Waco in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 41 storytelling tropes for Waco, including How We Got Here, Right-Wing Militia Fanatic, "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot.
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