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Scarecrow (1973) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Scarecrow

Movie1973·112 min

Scarecrow

Directed by Jerry Schatzberg

A drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 35%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

348 ratings

About Scarecrow

Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, freedom rebellion, coming of age, late 20th century, american regional, urban, close friendship, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, road journey, fish out of water

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Where to Watch Scarecrow

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Details

Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Language: English

Cast

Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan

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How Scarecrow Ranks

All movies

Top 35%

1970s movies

Top 48%

Drama movies

Top 36%

1970s Drama movies

Top 48%

Top 35% All movies.

the vibe

Scarecrow Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalheartfeltgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

road journey

fish out of water

isolation loneliness

freedom rebellion

coming of age

outsider misfit

everyman

close friendship

strangers forced together

american regional

urban

late 20th century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9