The Civil War fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Serious throughout
History, war, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, storytelling, and dialogue
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Civil War is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, war, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, war, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, storytelling, and dialogue
The direction, storytelling, and dialogue stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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The Civil War is included with a subscription to Hoopla, Thirteen, and WETA+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on KQED and WETA+. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 9 episodes of about 76 minutes each.
It ran from 1990 to 1990 and has ended.
It was made in English, with some German. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Civil War in 11 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 29 storytelling tropes for The Civil War, including War Crime Subverts Heroism, Bowdlerise, Desecrating the Dead.
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