Is Between the Lines 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.

Is Between the Lines 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 Between the Lines 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.

Does Between the Lines end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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 Between the Lines sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Between the Lines

Name: Between the Lines
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1977
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum, Jill Eikenberry, Bruno Kirby

Fun, Adventure, Romance on $75 a Week

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

Produced by Midwest Films

1977101 min5.4 / 10

A warm, energetic ensemble comedy-drama about a scrappy Boston newspaper staff navigating personal and professional upheaval during the cultural shift from the idealistic '60s to the pragmatic '70s.

The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.

Clusters

Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Bittersweet Second Chances Workplace Movies Media and Communication Devices American City Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Newspaper Boston, Massachusetts Newspaper Office Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Between the Lines easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Between the Lines violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Between the Lines scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Between the Lines end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Between the Lines sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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