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Of Mice and Men

1939 · 106 min

A slow, heavy tragedy that tightens around you, with moments of fragile hope before inevitable heartbreak.

Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Genres
Drama
Starring
Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field
Tagline
She was made for love... and tragedy.
Overview
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

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Stream in the UK
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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Genres
Drama
Starring
Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • grief
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Written by
Eugene Solow
Starring
Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, Charles Bickford, Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele, Noah Beery Jr., Oscar O'Shea
Music
Aaron Copland
Cinematography
Norbert Brodine
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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