Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Such a frustrating disappointment

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I saw this beautiful, heart-breaking movie on HBO decades ago. I have not seen it since, but to this day it still haunts me. I would love to see it again! I wish I could find it on DVD or some streaming service. I think schools should show this film to every child. There are so many lessons to learned about bullying, cruelty and, ultimately, forgiveness.I met Ray Bradbury at a book signing in Berkeley, CA a number of years ago. I bought one of his books that contained this short story and had it opened to that page for him to sign. He asked me if I had seen the movie, and I told him I had seen it many years before and how moved I was by it. Although I didn't mention this to him, the only reason I attended his book signing (my first and only book signing), was because of this story. He seemed to be very happy with the film and then shared that this story was his wife's favorite.

I happened to watch this for the first time on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. It was just coincidence, but it was very fitting considering the themes in this story.I thought this was short film was just about perfect. I am not a fan of science fiction in general, but I like how the best stories of the genre make their point by taking a familiar theme and placing it in another context. In this story, I felt like the main point was tolerance. The main character, Margot, was a girl who had grown up on earth and was now living on Venus. Being the only one in her class that has memories of what it was like on Earth, she is seen as a sort of pariah. We can see things from her point of view and feel what it is like to be shunned because she represents the life each of us know and take for granted. For anyone who has never been discriminated against, watching this movie may be the first time they put themselves in the point of view of the outsider. This is why I think so many educators like this movie: it gives students who have never been in the minority to imagine what it is like to be picked on for something as innocent as knowing how it feels to have the sunlight on your face. But the story takes it even a step further when we see the consequences of Margot's mistreatment, and then to a whole other level when we see how she deals with it. I have never read the original Bradbury story, but it's hard to imagine it is as powerful as this filmed version. The end result--and check the other comments on IMDb, because they back this up--is that once you have seen "All Summer In A Day," you will want to share it with others. This one is something special.

It is amazing reading the other comments on this board. I could have probably written any of them. I also saw this movie when I was younger. I also have to say I could remember the movie almost totally except the name. I knew it had to be sci-fi but never would have guessed to think of Bradbury doing it. It is a touching story and I can't believe anyone who watches it can keep a dry eye at the end. It has taken me a long time to finally find out the name of this movie. I can't believe this film or short (I don't think it was actually that long) could have this big affect on so many people. This is a great film and I am hoping that I can find a copy for my collection now that I know what I'm looking for.

Well, first off it is a great story, which I think the movie does it justice. Imagine living without the sun, if you are live to 42 years old you will see the Sun for a total of 6 Hours, well imagine being a child and seeing it for the first time. This Movie captures the emotion and wonderment of the children as well as the adult, with a great twist as only Ray Bradbury can turn.