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.

Does Family Life end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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 Family Life easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Family Life scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Family Life 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.

Family Life

Name: Family Life
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Sandy Ratcliff, Bill Dean, Grace Cave, Michael Riddall, Malcolm Tierney

Nothing like it ever, ever before!

Directed by Ken Loach

Produced by Kestrel Films, EMI Films

1971108 min7.3 / 10

A harrowing psychological drama about a young woman's descent into mental illness amid familial repression and institutional failure, told with unflinching intensity.

A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life and consider their daughter to be “misbehaving” whenever she’s trying to find her own way in life.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Depression and Complicity Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Government Oppression Dramas Immigrants and Exiles

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Schizophrenia England Asylum Psychology Blind Psychiatry Anti-asylum Authoritarianism Repression

Questions people ask

Is Family Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Family Life end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Family Life easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Family Life scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Family Life violent? 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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