Hippo (2023) on Netflix
Hippo, a video-game-addicted teenager in 1990s America, and his Hungarian step-sister Buttercup come of age under a mother institutionalized at least once. She loves him; he does not return it.
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- Netflix3.8/5
- IMDb6.2/10282 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes90%
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Plot summary
Hippo is a peculiar adolescent living in late 1990s America, absorbed in video games and drawn to war and chaos. His step-sister Buttercup is a Hungarian Catholic immigrant who loves classical music and Jesus. She is in love with Hippo, and he does not return her feelings. The two step-siblings are coming of age in the same home, where a mother has been institutionalized at least once.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hippo (2023)
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- Hippo was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic at the house of director Mark H. Rapaport's grandmother in State College, Pennsylvania, according to Rapaport.
