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The Skin Game

1931 · 82 min

A chilly, talky class-war drama that tightens like a vise, then lands a bleak, quietly devastating blow.

Tagline: Ancestral pride v. Industrial progress.
Overview: An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, betrayal, morality, greed
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
betrayal
morality
greed
family
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild