Greetings
Three New York friends drift through draft resistance, conspiracy theories, free love, and amateur filmmaking in a provocative snapshot of 1960s counterculture.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- provocative
- late night cinephile viewing
- new hollywood retrospective
What critics said
Critics broadly valued the film's fresh, uninhibited New Hollywood wit and social attitude, while acknowledging uneven or sluggish episodes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lloyd Clay's conspiracy obsessions satirize Kennedy assassination fixation and 1960s distrust.
Jon Rubin's aspiring filmmaker identity and voyeuristic practices make filmmaking part of the film's central texture.
The three friends move through sketches involving free love, draft dodging, political conspiracy, and filmmaking.
The film satirizes free love, draft resistance, Vietnam-era politics, and experimental youth behavior.
Films like Greetings, and why
Hi, Mom!
shared new hollywood irreverence, episodic structure, political satire, and voyeuristic comedy
The President's Analyst
shared countercultural humor, anti-establishment satire, and unconventional ensemble storytelling
Candy
shared 1960s social satire, free-love themes, and loose comic experimentation
Medium Cool
shared amateur filmmaking subject matter, sexual provocation, and new hollywood formal playfulness
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Release Date
- 1968-12-15
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (113)
Cast
- Jonathan Warden
- Robert De Niro
- Gerrit Graham
- Richard Hamilton
- Megan McCormick
- Bettina Kugel
- Jack Cowley
- Jane Lee Salmons
- Ashley Oliver
- Melvin Morgulis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Greetings about?
- Three New York friends drift through draft resistance, conspiracy theories, free love, and amateur filmmaking in a provocative snapshot of 1960s counterculture.
- What is Greetings like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Greetings as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Greetings violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Greetings.
- What did critics think of Greetings?
- Critics broadly valued the film's fresh, uninhibited New Hollywood wit and social attitude, while acknowledging uneven or sluggish episodes.
- Which films are like Greetings?
- Films with a similar feel include Hi, Mom!, The President's Analyst, Candy, and Medium Cool.
- How long is Greetings?
- Greetings runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Greetings?
- In United States, Greetings streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
