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Sunshine

1973 · 121 min

A quiet, tender tearjerker that lingers on small domestic moments and leaves you heavy-hearted but warmed by her resolve.

Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Tagline
The tender story of a girl's determination to fill her life with sunshine... for as long as she lives
Overview
A young woman living in the woods with her husband, a struggling musician, and her young daughter, discovers she has terminal cancer. She begins to tape-record a journal of the time she has left so her daughter will know something of her when she grows up.
How it feels
Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Death, family, parenthood, grief
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight9

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