Film1992132 min

Shining Through

Name: Shining Through
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Michael Douglas, Melanie Griffith, Liam Neeson, Joely Richardson, John Gielgud

Taste attributes: dramaromanceespionagethrillerhistoricalheavyintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life."

Boxlist takeAn intricate romantic drama that is wide-ranging, serious and emotional. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 125 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.

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