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Things to Come (1936) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Things to Come

Movie1936·100 min

Things to Come

Directed by William Cameron Menzies

Drama Science Fiction

A drama science fiction film directed by William Cameron Menzies.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 66%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

228 ratings

About Things to Come

The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: ambition hubris, fate destiny, survival of spirit, near future, medicine science, historical event, urban, warzone, group found family, battlefield combat, war homefront, genius prodigy, everyman, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback, space exploration, dystopia

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Where to Watch Things to Come

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Details

Director: William Cameron Menzies
Language: English

Cast

Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson

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How Things to Come Ranks

All movies

Top 66%

1930s movies

Top 88%

Drama movies

Top 68%

Top 66% All movies.

the vibe

Things to Come Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderatelayeredseriousepicearnestcontemplativestylized

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

rise & fall

nonlinear flashback

ambition hubris

fate destiny

survival of spirit

genius prodigy

everyman

group found family

medicine science

historical event

battlefield combat

war homefront

space exploration

dystopia

urban

warzone

near future

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9