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A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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A Matter of Life and Death

Movie1946·104 min

A Matter of Life and Death

Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Romance Fantasy Drama Comedy

A romance fantasy film directed by Michael Powell.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 4%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

About A Matter of Life and Death

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Stylized
Story Tags: fate destiny, forbidden love, sacrifice duty, wwii era, supernatural, london, grand estate, romantic partners, everyman, reluctant hero, trial courtroom, survival, slow burn reveal, sweeping romance

7.8/10

472 ratings

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Details

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Language: English

Cast

David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey

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How A Matter of Life and Death Ranks

★All movies

Top 4%

1940s movies

Top 6%

Romance movies

Top 6%

Michael Powell films#2 of 9

Top 6% Romance movies.

Second-best Michael Powell film, behind Peeping Tom.

the vibe

A Matter of Life and Death Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

whimsical

stylized

What it's about

trial courtroomsurvivalslow-burn revealfate destinyforbidden lovesacrifice dutyeverymanreluctant heroromantic partnerssupernaturalsweeping romancelondongrand estateWWII era

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

whimsicalquirky