Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- sardonic
- bleak
- frantic
- dark comedy night
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film offers twisted thrills and ludicrous drollery for Danny McBride devotees but is uneven and unlikely to satisfy everyone.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents murder, debt, and economic desperation through deliberately twisted and droll humor.
Cassie's unraveling is explicitly set during the 2009 housing crisis and tied to debt and collapsing real-estate prospects.
Cassie Fowler's crisis begins when she sees Sonny commit a murder, forcing her into escalating danger.
The housing-crisis backdrop and Cassie's struggling real-estate work frame suburban Arizona as economically precarious and threatening.
Films like Arizona, and why
The Ice Harvest
shares black comedy, escalating violence, and a desperate protagonist trapped in a high-pressure crisis
Fargo
combines mordant humor, criminal chaos, and a protagonist whose ordinary life collapses under violent pressure
God Bless America
features darkly comic violence, bleak economic anxiety, and abrasive character-driven suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonathan Watson
- Release Date
- 2018-08-24
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (230)
Cast
- Danny McBride
- Rosemarie DeWitt
- Lolli Sorenson
- Luke Wilson
- Elizabeth Gillies
- Kaitlin Olson
- David Alan Grier
- Travis Hammer
- Kevin Wiggins
- Audrey Walters
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Arizona about?
- A struggling Arizona realtor becomes entangled in a violent, darkly comic spiral after witnessing a murder during the housing crisis.
- What is Arizona like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Arizona as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Arizona violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Arizona as brutal.
- What did critics think of Arizona?
- Critics found the film offers twisted thrills and ludicrous drollery for Danny McBride devotees but is uneven and unlikely to satisfy everyone.
- Which films are like Arizona?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ice Harvest, Fargo, and God Bless America.
- How long is Arizona?
- Arizona runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Arizona?
- In United States, Arizona streams on Netflix, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads.
