The Stars Look Down

The Stars Look Down

FROM THE PEN OF "THE CITADEL'S" BOLD AUTHOR!

Directed by Carol Reed

Produced by Grafton Films

1940110 min6.5 / 10

A socially conscious drama about ambition, duty, and love set against the backdrop of mining labor struggles, where personal desire conflicts with collective responsibility.

Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Stars Look Down sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Stars Look Down scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Stars Look Down violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Stars Look Down easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Stars Look Down end with hope? 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.

44/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity47

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Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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