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The Tin Drum (1979) — Stream on Max · CriticCrunch

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The Tin Drum

Movie1979·162 min

The Tin Drum

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Drama History War

An Academy Award-winning drama history film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Winner of Best Int'l Feature.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 41%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

551 ratings

About The Tin Drum

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: coming of age, grief and loss, infidelity, early 1900s, wwii era, historical event, international, urban, parent child, romantic partners, war homefront, outsider misfit, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Language: German

Cast

Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Int'l Feature (1979)

How The Tin Drum Ranks

All movies

Top 41%

1970s movies

Top 57%

Drama movies

Top 43%

★Volker Schlöndorff films#3 of 6

Top 41% All movies.

the vibe

The Tin Drum Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredfunnybroadhauntingunsettling

stylized

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbackcoming of agegrief & lossinfidelityoutsider misfitparent childromantic partnershistorical eventwar homefrontinternationalurbanearly 1900sWWII era

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy