Climax
2018France★ 73 pt match
What ties these together is feeling powerless. The world both films live in revolves around poverty. Same energy: bleak, chaotic, slow build to explosion, and relentless.
Good Time
2017USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie★ 7.2
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Themes and style
Tone
bleaktensedark comedychaotic
Pacing
relentlessescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
escapesurvivalpursuitunraveling
Emotion
loyalty under pressureguiltfeeling powerlessall-consuming love
Themes
class and moneypovertycorrupt institutionsold ways vs. new world
Feel
exhaustinggut punchdiscussion startercerebral
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Foreign films like Good Time
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Good Time. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.