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The Young and the Damned (1950) | Top 4% · CriticCrunch

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The Young and the Damned

Movie1950·82 min

The Young and the Damned

Directed by Luis Buñuel

A drama crime film directed by Luis Buñuel.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 4%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.1/10

556 ratings

About The Young and the Damned

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

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: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: social injustice, corruption power, coming of age, mid century, mexico, urban, group found family, outsider misfit, anti hero, rise and fall, tragedy arc, organized crime

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Details

Director: Luis Buñuel
Language: Spanish

Cast

Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán, Alfonso Mejía

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How The Young and the Damned Ranks

All movies

Top 4%

1950s movies

Top 9%

★Drama movies

Top 4%

1950s Drama movies

Top 7%

Luis Buñuel films#2 of 17

Top 7% 1950s Drama movies.

Second-best Luis Buñuel film, behind The Exterminating Angel.

the vibe

The Young and the Damned Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousbroadbleak

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

rise & falltragedy arcsocial injusticecorruption powercoming of ageoutsider misfitanti-herogroup found familyorganized crimemexicourbanmid-century

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

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty