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Shoeshine (1946) | Ranked Top 9% · CriticCrunch

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Shoeshine

Movie1946·91 min

Shoeshine

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 9%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

283 ratings

About Shoeshine

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: grief and loss, betrayal, family dysfunction, mid century, action combat, rome, prison, close friendship, war homefront, underdog, outsider misfit, tragedy arc, survival, organized crime

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Details

Director: Vittorio De Sica
Language: Italian

Cast

Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Screenplay (1947)

How Shoeshine Ranks

All movies

Top 9%

1940s movies

Top 15%

Drama movies

Top 8%

1940s Drama movies

Top 15%

Vittorio De Sica films#4 of 11

Top 9% All movies.

the vibe

Shoeshine Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriousintimateearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

tragedy arcsurvivalgrief & lossbetrayalfamily dysfunctionunderdogoutsider misfitclose friendshipaction combatwar homefrontorganized crimeromeprisonmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty