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Tommy

1975 · 111 min

A wildly over-the-top rock opera that bombards the senses with surreal imagery and catchy tunes, leaving you exhilarated and slightly dazed.

Directed by
Ken Russell
Genres
Drama, Music
Tagline
Your senses will never be the same.
Overview
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

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Directed by
Ken Russell
Genres
Drama, Music
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • faith
  • celebrity
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour5
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Ken Russell
Written by
Ken Russell
Starring
Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Arthur Brown, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle
Music
Pete Townshend
Cinematography
Dick Bush, Robin Lehman
Runtime
111 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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