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It Always Rains on Sunday

1947 · 92 min

A damp, cramped Sunday thick with secrets and quiet desperation, where ordinary domestic life presses against old passion and looming consequence.

Directed by: Robert Hamer
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Googie Withers, Edward Chapman, Susan Shaw

Tagline: The secrets of a street you know
Overview: During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

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Directed by: Robert Hamer
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Googie Withers, Edward Chapman, Susan Shaw

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
betrayal
guilt
class
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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