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Live by Night (2016) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Live by Night

Movie2016·129 min

Live by Night

Directed by Ben Affleck

Crime Drama Thriller

A crime drama film directed by Ben Affleck.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 77%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

1K ratings

About Live by Night

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Gritty
Story Tags: betrayal, ambition hubris, corruption power, early 1900s, historical event, american regional, small town, romantic partners, anti hero, revenge quest, rise and fall, organized crime, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Ben Affleck
Language: English

Cast

Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson

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How Live by Night Ranks

All movies

Top 77%

2010s movies

Top 70%

Crime movies

Top 75%

Ben Affleck films#5 of 5

Top 77% All movies.

the vibe

Live by Night Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderateapproachablelight-touchbroadearneststylizedgritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

revenge quest

rise & fall

betrayal

ambition hubris

corruption power

anti-hero

romantic partners

historical event

organized crime

sweeping romance

american regional

small town

early 1900s

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9