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No Down Payment

1957 · 105 min

A slow-burning suburban drama that feels like peeling back the glossy surface of 1950s conformity to reveal quiet desperation and prejudice.

Tagline: Do You Really Know Your Neighbors?
Overview: The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard-working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, identity, race
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
identity
race
betrayal
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild