Movie

This Day and Age

1933 · 86 min

A brisk, earnest pre-Code melodrama that mixes high-school idealism with mob violence and a memorably lurid torture scene.

Tagline: The FIRST Great Spectacle of Modern Times.
Overview: A modern-day tale of gangsterism and revenge. After a notorious mobster murders a Jewish tailor and is let off for the crime, a band of outraged high-school students turns into vigilante crusaders hell-bent on punishing the wrongdoers. Memorable pre-Code moment: the students torturing a gangster by dangling him over a pit filled with rats.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Justice, revenge, corruption, coming-of-age
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
revenge
corruption
coming-of-age
crime
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild