Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Avalon easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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.

Barely. Less frightening 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.

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.

Does Avalon end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

Avalon

Name: Avalon
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Joan Plowright, Leo Fuchs

Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.

Directed by Barry Levinson

Produced by TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures

1990126 min6.7 / 10

A multigenerational family saga tracing Polish-Jewish immigrants' pursuit of the American dream, suffused with nostalgia, warmth, and the bittersweet erosion of family bonds across time.

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Clusters

Bittersweet Family Stories American City Movies Immigrants and Exiles Priests and Religious Leaders Biographical Drama

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Immigrant Baltimore, Usa Rabbi Synagogue Bar Mitzvah Nostalgia Semi Autobiographical 1940s 1910s

Questions people ask

Is Avalon sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Avalon easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Avalon scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Avalon violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Avalon end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.