An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
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measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnestgritty
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Movie1958·115 min
Room at the Top
Directed by Jack Clayton
An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Jack Clayton. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 4 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 43%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
147 ratings
About Room at the Top
- 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
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- ambition hubris, forbidden love, betrayal, mid century, small town, romantic partners, anti hero, outsider misfit, rise and fall, con deception, forbidden star crossed