
Make Way for Tomorrow
Taste attributes: dramamusic/danceromancefresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?"
Boxlist takeA grounded drama that is moving, warm-hearted and straightforward. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.6 /10
TMDB · 124 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1937
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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