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The Human Comedy

1943 · 118 min

A gentle, heartfelt slice of small-town life that balances everyday warmth with the quiet ache of wartime loss.

Tagline
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great Production
Overview
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • war
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Written by
Herman J. Mankiewicz, Howard Estabrook
Starring
Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Sr.
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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