Is This Happy Breed easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Happy Breed scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Happy Breed violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does This Happy Breed end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Happy Breed sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

This Happy Breed

Name: This Happy Breed
Genre: Drama
Released: 1944
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Amy Veness, Alison Leggatt, Stanley Holloway

A Sweeping Panorama of Living

Directed by David Lean

Produced by Cineguild, Two Cities Films

1944111 min7.1 / 10

A warm, intimate chronicle of an English middle-class family navigating love, loss, and social change across two decades of national upheaval.

A chronicle of the lives of the Gibbons family, from shortly after the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships Bittersweet Second Chances Workplace Movies Urban and Small-Town Settings Weddings and Marriage

Genres

Drama

Keywords

London, England Strike War Veteran Cafe Twins Family Gas Mask Manicurist Elopement 1920s 1930s Suburban English Middle Class

Questions people ask

Is This Happy Breed easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is This Happy Breed scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is This Happy Breed violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does This Happy Breed end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is This Happy Breed sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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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