The Prisoner fingerprintAn , mystery series: , but never scary, .
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
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GoodWatch score 76Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, The Prisoner streams on Prime, fuboTV, Criterion, Night Flight+, and Shout! Factory, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 3 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 92 (IMDb 8.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). Critics rate it higher (100 out of 100) than audiences (89).
Better for older viewers: it's rated TV-PG in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
17 h
About 17 hours: 17 episodes in 1 season of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1967 to 1968.
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for ambiguity and 9 for philosophical.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 97 tropes for it, including Mind Screwdriver, Different in Every Episode, and Ontological Mystery.
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