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 Downtown Owl scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Downtown Owl violent?

Not especially. Less violent 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.

Is Downtown Owl easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

Does Downtown Owl end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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.

Downtown Owl

Name: Downtown Owl
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Ed Harris, Lily Rabe, August Blanco Rosenstein, Vanessa Hudgens, Jack Dylan Grazer

Directed by Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe

Produced by TPC, Lucky 13 Productions

202388 min5.5 / 10

A character-driven ensemble portrait of small-town life in 1980s North Dakota, where depression and isolation are interrupted by a catastrophic blizzard that forces connection and reckoning.

In 1983 Owl, North Dakota, the lives of three residents – elderly Horace, who spends his afternoons reminiscing in the local coffee shop; teenage Mitch, depressed backup quarterback star player-power-horse; and newly appointed high school English teacher Julia – along with those of the town's other residents, are upended by a historic whiteout blizzard.

Clusters

The Bittersweet Cost of Living Bittersweet Family Stories Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Bittersweet Second Chances Workplace Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Depression High School Based On Novel Or Book Coffee Shop North Dakota Blizzard Mental Health Woman Director 1980s

Questions people ask

Is Downtown Owl sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Downtown Owl scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Downtown Owl violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.
Is Downtown Owl easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Downtown Owl end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% 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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