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A Place in the Sun

1951Movie2 h 2 minNR

DramaRomance
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.7Letterboxd4.0/5Metacritic767.5Rotten Tomatoes90%84%

A romantic, melancholic drama movie about the mind and society.

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing

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Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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Story

Young people asking so much of life... taking so much of love!

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

Feels like

  • Tragic Romance
  • Social Climbing
  • Class Conflict
  • Forbidden Love
  • 1950s America
  • Psychological Drama
  • Ambition
  • Melodrama
  • Classic Cinema
  • Moral Dilemma

Cast

24 of 38

Crew

Directed by
George Stevens
Written by
Harry Brown, Theodore Dreiser, Michael Wilson
Produced by
George Stevens
Music by
Franz Waxman

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Facts

June 12, 1951 · 2 h 2 min · NR

Released
June 12, 1951
Runtime
2 h 2 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Suicide Themes
Genres
Drama, Romance, Crime
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$2 million
Box office
$7 million
Available in
65 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Jerkass Has a Point, Make It Look Like an Accident, Chiaroscuro +9

  • Jerkass Has a Point
  • Make It Look Like an Accident
  • Chiaroscuro
  • Love at First Sight
  • Unconventional Courtroom Tactics
  • Faint in Shock
  • Uptown Girl
  • Imperiled in Pregnancy
  • Historical Hero Upgrade
  • Setting Update
  • Beauty Inversion
  • Chewing the Scenery

12 of 48 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream A Place in the Sun?"

Questions about A Place in the Sun

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream A Place in the Sun?

Hoopla

In the United States, A Place in the Sun is free with ads on Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 11 other countries.

Is A Place in the Sun worth watching?

80
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80 (IMDb 7.7, Letterboxd 4.0 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 76).

Is A Place in the Sun good for date night?

Date NightPartner WatchAdultsFriends NightSolo Watch

Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Will I feel good after watching A Place in the Sun?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Was A Place in the Sun a box office hit?

Budget$2 million
Box office$7 million

Yes: it cost about $2 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 3.0 times its budget.

What tropes does A Place in the Sun use?

Jerkass Has a PointMake It Look Like an AccidentChiaroscuroLove at First SightUnconventional Courtroom TacticsFaint in ShockUptown GirlImperiled in PregnancyHistorical Hero UpgradeSetting UpdateBeauty InversionChewing the Sceneryand 36 more

TV Tropes lists 48 tropes for it, including Jerkass Has a Point, Make It Look Like an Accident, and Chiaroscuro.