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Bigger Than Life

1956 · 95 min

A glossy suburban surface slowly cracks into domestic terror, leaving you tense and unsettled long after it ends.

Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Genres
Drama
Tagline
The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!
Overview
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

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Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • madness
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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