A Summer Place fingerprintBig heart, striking style, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, family, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score
Calm and low-key
A Summer Place is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply romantic and moving
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Growing up, family, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around growing up, family, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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A Summer Place is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 86%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
2 h 10 min
A Summer Place runs 2 h 10 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Summer Place higher (86) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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