MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1956 · 81 min

A slow, talky summer-house drama where polite tensions simmer until a satisfying confrontation lets the underdog speak her mind.

Overview
Main character Esther feels like she doesn't fit into the 'elite' and takes the big showdown with those who always have.

Search YouTube for the trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

More like this

Titles like On the Sunny Side

Movie

Hällebäcks gård

1961

A slow, earnest rural drama where jealousy and money worries simmer quietly, offering a gentle but engaging look at family and village life.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
82 min
Details In your watch list
Hällebäcks gårdHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Niskavuoren Heta

1987

A slow, serious period family drama about class and marriage, carried by talk and quiet resentment rather than action.

About class and family

Via
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Details In your watch list
Niskavuoren HetaHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Howards End

2017

A stately, talky costume drama that unfolds with quiet emotional precision, inviting you to savour its class tensions and tender humanism.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Howards EndHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Lawsuit of Ig

2001

A short, dryly observed local dispute that plays like a wry, patient study of stubborn small-town pride.

Satirical, earnest · about class and family

Via
  • satirical
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
9 min
Details In your watch list
The Lawsuit of IgHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Cottage to Let

1977

A gentle, talky anthology of small lives and quiet disappointments, played with wry British warmth and a touch of melancholy.

About class and family

Via
  • class
  • family
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
Cottage to LetHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

La chismosa

1938

A slow, talky period drama with a warm heart and a gossipy, faintly comic edge, carried by strong performances.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
96 min
Details In your watch list
La chismosaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Sällskapslek

1963

A quiet, restrained chamber drama of manners, where polite drawing-room conversation slowly exposes awkward romantic rivalry and class friction.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
92 min
Details In your watch list
SällskapslekHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Snowfall Season

1966

A slow, serious village drama where social pressure and family conflict simmer quietly, feeling earnest and grounded in everyday rural life.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
75 min
Details In your watch list
Snowfall SeasonHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Setitik Embun

1975

A earnest, slow-moving social drama that asks you to sit with community tensions and moral friction rather than spectacle.

About class and family

Via
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details In your watch list
Setitik EmbunHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Troubled Road, a Man Decides

1955

A slow, earnest rural drama that feels like a lesson being taught, with a stubborn farmer's struggle carrying quiet weight.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
116 min
Details In your watch list
Troubled Road, a Man DecidesHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

A Legacy

1975

A stately, dialogue-driven period chamber piece about money, marriage and status, rewarding close attention with quiet social observation.

About class and family

Via
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
A LegacyHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Inheritors

1974

A slow-burning, talky family drama of inheritance and resentment, set against a damp Welsh estate, where every conversation carries the weight of the past.

Earnest · about class and family

Via
  • earnest
  • class
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details In your watch list
The InheritorsHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Edith Carlmar
Written by
Otto Carlmar, Kåre Bergstrøm
Starring
Randi Kolstad, Henny Moan, Haakon Arnold, Lalla Carlsen, Joachim Holst-Jensen, Ellen Isefiær, Arne Lie, Frank Robert
Cinematography
Sverre Bergli
Runtime
81 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata