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Hope and Glory

1987 · 113 min

A nostalgic, warmly observed childhood memoir where wartime danger is filtered through a boy's sense of adventure, mixing gentle humour with bittersweet family drama.

Directed by
John Boorman
Genres
Drama, War, Family
Starring
Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Derrick O'Connor
Tagline
The epic story of a world at war. And a boy at play.
Overview
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

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  • Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
John Boorman
Genres
Drama, War, Family
Starring
Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Derrick O'Connor
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • war
  • survival
  • memory
Places
  • suburbs
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • 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
Horror2
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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