Is Carbon Copy 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 Carbon Copy easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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 Carbon Copy 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 Carbon Copy end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

Carbon Copy

Name: Carbon Copy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1981
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Denzel Washington, George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Paul Winfield

Any resemblance between father and son is purely hysterical.

Directed by Michael Schultz

Produced by First City Features Ltd., Hemdale

198192 min5.9 / 10

A comedy-drama about class and racial identity that uses the discovery of an illegitimate son to explore belonging and family acceptance in an exclusive community.

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopted into the almost-exclusively-white upper-middle-class community of San Marino, California.

Clusters

Found Family Stories Anti-Establishment Comedies Family Relationships U S States And Regions Dysfunctional Family Relationships

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

California Parent Child Relationship Illegitimate Son

Questions people ask

Is Carbon Copy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Carbon Copy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Carbon Copy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Carbon Copy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Carbon Copy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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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