@RATIO_RAT2026-01-07 07:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during The Wire.
“Certified chaotic energy.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
ADVERTISEMENTReserved space
2002 · Crime / Drama
The Wire
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED14%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED20%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
— WHERE TO WATCH
🔥 The Devil Tomato is sniffing out streaming services…
ICE COLD · STRUCTURALLY PERFECT
ICE COLD · 0–20%
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🍅 THE DEVIL TOMATO IS LIGHTING A MATCH FOR THIS REVIEW…
— AUDIENCE VERDICT TAGS · LIVE10 TAGS
— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
2002
RUNTIME
—
GENRE
Crime / Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
— SUBMIT A ROAST
Public Roast Feed
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-03 17:00 UTC
If The Wire was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-16 16:00 UTC
Watched The Wire so you don't have to. You're welcome.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-22 22:00 UTC
If whispered monologues were currency, The Wire would settle the national debt.
— FROM THE WILD
Unfiltered Reddit Outrage
Simulated r/movies discussion threads · curated commentary timeline.
r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 0.8k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Wire?
Look, I wanted to love The Wire. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
💬 1,566 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 4.1k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Wire?
Honestly, The Wire would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 1,753 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/flicks · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 2.0k points
The cinematography in The Wire is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Just got out of The Wire and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
💬 1,371 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 4.1k points
Unpopular opinion: The Wire is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched The Wire last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
💬 1,649 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD