East of Eden fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, the mind, and history
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
East of Eden is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and nostalgic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Family, the mind, and history
Its world is built around family, the mind, and history.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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East of Eden is included with a subscription to YouTube TV and 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 79/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 72). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 55 min
East of Eden runs 1 h 55 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 79 and audiences 80 out of 100, so both groups see East of Eden much the same way.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 50 storytelling tropes for East of Eden, including Evil Twin, Always Identical Twins, Calling the Old Man Out.
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