Overview
A post-war veteran returns home to confront his past and unexpected love.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- melancholic
- brooding
- romantic
- classic movie night
- serious drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the performances, direction, color CinemaScope design, and absorbing dramatic situations while finding the long, uneven narrative garbled and its sensational conclusion inconsistent.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dave Hirsch returns from military service embittered, alcoholic, and alienated from his hometown and family.
Dave is drawn between Ginnie Moorehead's unconditional attachment and Gwen French's educated, socially respectable world.
Parkman's prominent citizens, family, and social circles frame Dave and Ginnie's relationship through class and respectability.
The film's calm Parkman setting gives way to a shattering violent climax marked by colored lights and phantasmagoric action.
Films like Some Came Running, and why
From Here to Eternity
shared postwar disillusionment, adult romantic conflict, and emotionally abrasive melodrama
Peyton Place
shared small-town social pressure, troubled outsiders, and psychologically intense romance
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
shared mid-century American melodrama, wounded masculinity, and destructive desire
The Rose Tattoo
shared tragic romance, outsider status, and heightened studio-era visual melodrama
Movie Details
- Director
- Vincente Minnelli
- Release Date
- 1958-12-25
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (150)
Cast
- Frank Sinatra
- Dean Martin
- Shirley MacLaine
- Martha Hyer
- Arthur Kennedy
- Nancy Gates
- Leora Dana
- Betty Lou Keim
- Larry Gates
- Steve Peck
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Darkroom
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Some Came Running about?
- A bitter veteran's return to small-town Indiana entangles him in a fatal triangle between unconditional devotion, social respectability, and his own damaged ambitions.
- What is Some Came Running like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Some Came Running as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Some Came Running violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Some Came Running as moderate.
- What did critics think of Some Came Running?
- Critics broadly praised the performances, direction, color CinemaScope design, and absorbing dramatic situations while finding the long, uneven narrative garbled and its sensational conclusion inconsistent.
- Which films are like Some Came Running?
- Films with a similar feel include From Here to Eternity, Peyton Place, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, and The Rose Tattoo.
- How long is Some Came Running?
- Some Came Running runs 137 minutes.
- Where can I watch Some Came Running?
- In United States, Some Came Running streams on Darkroom.
