A profoundly sad, moving drama movie about family and history.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing
Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.
Real life screened more daringly than it’s ever been before!
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Joseph CottenEugene Morgan
Dolores CostelloIsabel Amberson Minafer
Anne BaxterLucy Morgan
Tim HoltGeorge Minafer
Agnes MooreheadFanny Minafer
Ray CollinsJack Amberson
Erskine SanfordRoger Bronson
Richard BennettMajor Amberson
Orson WellesNarrator (voice)
Edwin AugustCitizen (uncredited)
Georgia BackusMatron (uncredited)
Don DillawayWilbur Minafer (uncredited)
John ElliottGuest (uncredited)
William ElmerServant (uncredited)
Nancy GatesGirl (uncredited)
Maynard HolmesCitizen (uncredited)
Harry HumphreyCitizen (uncredited)
Lew KellyCitizen (uncredited)
John McGuireYoung Man (uncredited)
Gil PerkinsCitizen (uncredited)
Gus SchillingDrug Clerk (uncredited)
Kathryn SheldonMatron (uncredited)
Dorothy VaughanMrs. Johnson (uncredited)
James WesterfieldPoliceman at Accident (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 76July 10, 1942 · 1 h 28 min · NR
A Minor Kidroduction, Mommy Issues, Romanticism Versus Enlightenment +9
12 of 32 tropes. From TV Tropes.
6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Magnificent Ambersons?"
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In the United States, The Magnificent Ambersons is free with ads on Plex. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 130 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 84 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 93). Critics rate it higher (91 out of 100) than audiences (80).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Yes: romance is 7 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 3 for hopefulness.
TV Tropes lists 32 tropes for it, including A Minor Kidroduction, Mommy Issues, and Romanticism Versus Enlightenment.
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