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Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | Top 20% · CriticCrunch

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Leave Her to Heaven

Movie1945·110 min

Leave Her to Heaven

Directed by John M. Stahl

Drama Thriller Romance

An Academy Award-winning drama thriller film directed by John M. Stahl. Winner of Best Cinematography, with 2 additional Oscar nominations.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 20%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

282 ratings

About Leave Her to Heaven

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, forbidden love, betrayal, mid century, wilderness, grand estate, romantic partners, femme fatale, villain protagonist, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: John M. Stahl
Language: English

Cast

Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Cinematography (1945)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (1945)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (1945)

How Leave Her to Heaven Ranks

All movies

Top 20%

1940s movies

Top 36%

Drama movies

Top 19%

1940s Drama movies

Top 40%

Top 20% All movies.

the vibe

Leave Her to Heaven Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriouspersonalhauntingstylizedunsettling

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

nonlinear flashback

slow-burn reveal

tragedy arc

obsession

forbidden love

betrayal

femme fatale

villain protagonist

romantic partners

sweeping romance

wilderness

grand estate

mid-century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9