Does A Simple Twist of Fate end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Simple Twist of Fate easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Simple Twist of Fate violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Simple Twist of Fate scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Simple Twist of Fate sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Simple Twist of Fate

Name: A Simple Twist of Fate
Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1994
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Catherine O'Hara, Alana Austin

A twist of fate brought them something wonderful... Each other!

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon

Produced by Touchstone Pictures

1994106 min6.1 / 10

A redemptive family drama about a cynical man whose heart is restored through an unexpected bond with a child, built on warmth and second chances.

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.

Clusters

Found Family Stories Heartwarming Family Friendships Inspiring Survival Stories Grief Support Friendships

Genres

Family Comedy Drama

Questions people ask

Does A Simple Twist of Fate end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is A Simple Twist of Fate easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is A Simple Twist of Fate violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is A Simple Twist of Fate scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is A Simple Twist of Fate sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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