Radio Days

Radio Days

Tuning in.

Directed by Woody Allen

Produced by Orion Pictures, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

198789 min7.0 / 10

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age comedy that celebrates the golden age of radio and childhood wonder in 1930s-40s New York through a blend of personal memory and urban legend.

The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

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  • Is Radio Days easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Radio Days scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Radio Days violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Radio Days end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Radio Days sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

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Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

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