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 Desert Bloom easy watching?

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.

Is Desert Bloom violent?

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.

Does Desert Bloom end with hope?

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.

Is Desert Bloom scary?

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.

Desert Bloom

Name: Desert Bloom
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1986
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Annabeth Gish, Jon Voight, JoBeth Williams, Ellen Barkin, Jay Underwood

The nuclear family meets the atomic age.

Directed by Eugene Corr

Produced by Columbia Pictures

1986105 min5.8 / 10

A melancholic coming-of-age memory piece set against 1950s atomic testing, balancing family trauma with first love and the looming shadow of nuclear anxiety.

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic step-father. Her memories of Robin, her first-love, are much happier and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr -- who's visit is fun but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Las Vegas' bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.

Clusters

The Bittersweet Cost of Living Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Historical Forbidden Romance American City Movies

Genres

Drama Family

Keywords

Nevada Atomic Bomb Test Coming Of Age Las Vegas Desert 1950s Abusive Stepfather

Questions people ask

Is Desert Bloom sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Desert Bloom easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Desert Bloom violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Desert Bloom end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Desert Bloom scary? 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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