The Return of the Native

The Return of the Native

Directed by Jack Gold

Produced by BBC

1994101 min6.2 / 10

A melancholic period romance centered on a woman's restless desire and the tragic entanglements it creates among three characters bound to an isolated English heath.

Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers' triangle when she uses her wiles to entice two men, a dashing suitor and a successful man who made his name abroad and returned to his home on the heath.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Return of the Native sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Return of the Native violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does The Return of the Native end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Return of the Native scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Return of the Native 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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Rarity29

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Surprise16

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Love30

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