Of Mice and Men
She was made for love... and tragedy.
1939 • 106 min • Drama
Synopsis
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 73 Audience · 105 · 49%
Two migrant workers, one intellectually disabled, travel Depression-era California dreaming of their own small farm. They find work on a ranch, but their hopes are challenged by the harsh realities and volatile personalities they encounter.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Themes of loneliness and isolation.
- A tragic ending involving violence and loss.
- Depictions of prejudice and unfair treatment.
What it models well
- Friendship and loyalty
- The power of dreams
- Compassion for others
Talk about it after
- The challenges of life during the Great Depression.
- The importance of empathy for those who are different.
- The meaning of true friendship and sacrifice.
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Top billed cast
Director: Lewis Milestone • Crew: Eugene Solow
Trailers & clips
OF MICE AND MEN 1939 Faux Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersAside from a few relatively minor adjustments to accommodate the censors, this is a pretty faithful screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's really wonderful book. Burgess Meredith is super as "George", who is travelling from job to job with his gentle giant pal "George" (an equally good Lon Chaney Jnr.…
RecommendedThis movie version of Steinbeck's short novel, Of Mice and Men, is stellar. It stays very close to the original story, and fills out the characters in the book very nicely. Lon Chaney Jr. plays Lennie, who is simple-minded, trusting and sees the world in black and white terms. Burgess Meredith plays George, his companion and caretaker, who alternates between cruelty and tenderness in his treatment of Lennie.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.3/10 (105)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0031742
