I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You

Both Living a Secret...each afraid to tell!

Directed by William Dieterle

Produced by Selznick International Pictures, Dore Schary Productions

194485 min6.9 / 10

A tender wartime romance between two wounded souls who find solace in each other during the Christmas season, shadowed by secrets and the inevitability of separation.

Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the train she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave for the holidays from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to prison to serve the remainder of her sentence.

Questions people ask

  • Is I'll Be Seeing You sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is I'll Be Seeing You violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is I'll Be Seeing You easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is I'll Be Seeing You scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does I'll Be Seeing You end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Like I'll Be Seeing You

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as I'll Be Seeing You

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like I'll Be Seeing You, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I'll Be Seeing You, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I'll Be Seeing You, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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