Is Dolores Claiborne sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Dolores Claiborne scary?

Yes. More frightening 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 Dolores Claiborne easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Dolores Claiborne end with hope?

Not especially. Less 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.

Is Dolores Claiborne violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

Dolores Claiborne

Name: Dolores Claiborne
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1995
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Plummer, David Strathairn

Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman's best friend.

Directed by Taylor Hackford

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment

1995132 min7.3 / 10

A dark, melancholic mystery that excavates decades of domestic trauma and family fracture through the lens of a murder accusation.

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.

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Is Dolores Claiborne sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Dolores Claiborne scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Dolores Claiborne easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Dolores Claiborne end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Dolores Claiborne violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.