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Sunshine

1973Movie2 h 1 minG

71

GoodGoodWatch score

71

GoodGoodWatch score

Summary

A young woman living in the woods with her husband, a struggling musician, and her young daughter, discovers she has terminal cancer. She begins to tape-record a journal of the time she has left so her daughter will know something of her when she grows up.

Good for

Thought-provoking
Adults
Partner watch

Skip it if

You want something to laugh at
You want fast pacing

Where to watch

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Not streaming in any country yet.

Fingerprint

Hits close to home.
Breaks your heart.
Makes you care deeply.
Feels like real life.
Pays off your patience.

Not for laughs, scares or adrenaline.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 72
IMDb7.8
Running time
2 h 1 min
A typical length for dramas, +12 min on the typical 109
typical 109121
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1973
November 9, 1973
53 years ago
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Directing · 1
Joseph Sargent Director
Writing · 1
Carol Sobieski Writer
Production · 1
George Eckstein Producer
Camera · 1
Wilmer Butler Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Buddy Small Editor
Richard M. Sprague Editor
Sound · 1
Hal Mooney Music
Art · 1
George C. Webb Art Direction

Tropes

Hollywood Sciencein 128 titlesDanny Boyle intended to leave out things like visible stars, slow-motion zero gravity, and sound in space, but left them in because the movie just didn't feel right otherwise.Cold Equationin 188 titlesMost crew members consistently do this given the circumstances, but Mace most notably.All 130 tropes

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