The Day Lincoln Was Shot fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Day Lincoln Was Shot is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nostalgic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, melancholic, and moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, a real life story, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, a real life story, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 35 min
The Day Lincoln Was Shot runs 1 h 35 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 5 storytelling tropes for The Day Lincoln Was Shot, including The Film of the Book, Historical Domain Character, Period Piece.
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