The Browning Version

The Browning Version

How could he look on and say nothing ... it was his wife!

Directed by Anthony Asquith

Produced by Javelin Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

195190 min7.6 / 10

A restrained, introspective drama about a retiring schoolmaster confronting his professional failure, marital betrayal, and the possibility of redemption through a single act of human kindness.

Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Browning Version violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Browning Version sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Browning Version scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Browning Version end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Browning Version 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.

89/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Browning Version

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Browning Version

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Browning Version, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Browning Version, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Browning Version, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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