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Splendor in the Grass (1961) | Top 18% · CriticCrunch

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Splendor in the Grass

Movie1961·124 min

Splendor in the Grass

Directed by Elia Kazan

An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Elia Kazan. Winner of Best Original Screenplay, with 1 additional Oscar nomination.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 18%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

313 ratings

About Splendor in the Grass

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 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: forbidden love, trauma recovery, coming of age, early 1900s, american regional, hospital medical, romantic partners, outsider misfit, everyman, tragedy arc, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Elia Kazan
Language: English

Cast

Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Original Screenplay (1961)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (1961)

Where to Watch Splendor in the Grass

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How Splendor in the Grass Ranks

All movies

Top 18%

1960s movies

Top 34%

Drama movies

Top 17%

1960s Drama movies

Top 39%

Elia Kazan films#5 of 12

Top 18% All movies.

the vibe

Splendor in the Grass Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

contemplative

gritty

What it's about

tragedy arcslow-burn revealforbidden lovetrauma recoverycoming of ageoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersforbidden star crossedsweeping romanceamerican regionalhospital medicalearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet