Film2016123 min

I Saw the Light

Name: I Saw the Light
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2016
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, David Krumholtz, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson

Taste attributes: dramamusicmusic/danceromancehistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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"The story of Hank Williams"

Boxlist takeA grounded, emotional music film: slow-paced and warm-hearted. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 150 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.

Synopsis: TMDB