In This Our Life

In This Our Life

A sensational novel throbs to life! The cast is one of Warner Bros. best - the picture is one of Warner Bros. biggest!

Directed by John Huston

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

194297 min6.9 / 10

A morally dark domestic drama centered on a manipulative woman's destructive selfishness and its rippling damage to family bonds and social order.

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

Questions people ask

  • Is In This Our Life sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does In This Our Life end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is In This Our Life scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is In This Our Life violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is In This Our Life easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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