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The People Next Door

1970 · 93 min

A somber, talky family drama that plays like a stage piece, heavy with marital strain and quiet dread.

Directed by: David Greene
Genres: Drama
Starring: Eli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah Winters

Tagline: A movie as American as Mom's apple pie, Daddy's Scotch-on-the-rocks and little Maxie's hang-ups.
Overview: A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.

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Directed by: David Greene
Genres: Drama
Starring: Eli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah Winters

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
family
parenthood
trauma
isolation
Places: suburbs
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: David Greene
Written by: J.P. Miller
Starring: Eli Wallach, Julie Harris, Deborah Winters, Cloris Leachman, Hal Holbrook, Nehemiah Persoff, Mike Kellin, Stephen McHattie
Music: Don Sebesky
Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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