Movie

God's Little Acre

1958 · 118 min

A sweaty, rambling Southern tale that mixes earthy comedy with sudden violence and a wistful sense of family ruin.

Tagline: Love! Hate! Pride! Passion! Rampant, Riotous In the Heat of a Southern Sun!
Overview: In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.
How it feels: Satirical, earnest, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, greed, obsession, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 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: family
greed
obsession
class
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild