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Death of a Salesman

1951 · 115 min

A slow, suffocating slide into a man's unraveling mind, heavy with regret and family wounds that never heal.

Tagline: One mistake... seen by his sons... unleashes... in the overwhelming power... the greatest drama of our day!
Overview: Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, identity, betrayal, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
betrayal
guilt
death
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild