Today We Live

Today We Live

Without regret or remorse..with pride in the sacrifice of self..she burned up her youth..for them..living dangerously..Regardless of Tomorrow.

Directed by Howard Hawks

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1933113 min6.3 / 10

A pre-code romantic drama exploring the moral and emotional consequences of two lovers defying social convention by living together unmarried during wartime.

Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait."

Questions people ask

  • Is Today We Live sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Today We Live end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Today We Live scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Today We Live easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Today We Live violent? 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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35/ 100

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Rarity33

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Surprise36

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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