In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual. In spite of herself, Constance can't help but be attracted to handsome new teacher Michael Rossi. Meanwhile, the restless Allison, who'd like to be as footloose and fancy-free as the town's "fast girl" Betty Anderson, falls sincerely in love with mixed-up mama's boy Norman Page.
Peyton Place has generally received positive reviews.
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Peyton Place was released in 1957 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 84 reviews, giving Peyton Place (1957) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Peyton Place than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Peyton Place is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1957, which stands at 60%.
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