Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
A stirring, earnest drama that builds from folksy charm to a tense, exhausting moral stand, leaving you moved and a little wrung out.
- About
- 1939 film by Frank Capra
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1939
- Runtime
- 129 min
A stirring, earnest drama that builds from folksy charm to a tense, exhausting moral stand, leaving you moved and a little wrung out.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 5 | |
| Realism | 7 | |
| Romance | 3 | |
| Tension | 7 | |
| Darkness | 5 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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