To Each His Own

To Each His Own

A Great Picture! You'll Thrill to Every Moment!

Directed by Mitchell Leisen

Produced by Paramount Pictures

1946122 min7.0 / 10

A poignant melodrama about maternal sacrifice and unrequited love, told through flashback as a woman watches her adopted son from the shadows across decades.

During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to another family, she devotes her life to loving him from afar.

Questions people ask

  • Is To Each His Own sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is To Each His Own scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is To Each His Own violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is To Each His Own easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does To Each His Own 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.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like To Each His Own

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as To Each His Own

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like To Each His Own, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like To Each His Own, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like To Each His Own, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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