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Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 · 92 min

A quiet, heartbreaking look at family neglect and enduring love that lingers long after the credits.

Tagline
They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?
Overview
An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • aging
  • love
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Written by
Viña Delmar
Starring
Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Porter Hall, Barbara Read, Maurice Moscovitch, Elisabeth Risdon
Music
Victor Young, George Antheil
Cinematography
William C. Mellor
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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