A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
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Movie1951·122 min
A Place in the Sun
Directed by George Stevens
An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by George Stevens. Winner of 6 Academy Awards, with 3 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 23%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.3/10
421 ratings
About A Place in the Sun
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Gritty
- Story Tags
- ambition hubris, forbidden love, social injustice, mid century, urban, domestic home, romantic partners, rivals, anti hero, outsider misfit, trial courtroom, rise and fall, tragedy arc, forbidden star crossed, love triangle