Is Family Viewing 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.

Does Family Viewing end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Viewing 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.

Is Family Viewing scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Viewing violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

Family Viewing

Name: Family Viewing
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian, Selma Keklikian

Some things possess you at the strangest times

Directed by Atom Egoyan

Produced by Ego Film Arts, Family Viewing Productions

198786 min5.4 / 10

A bleak, intellectually demanding meditation on how technology erases human connection and memory within a fractured family.

An emotionally constrained view of the displacement of human feelings in our video saturated society. Van regularly visits his grandmother in a run-down nursing home. His father depends on phone sex for guidance meanwhile erasing family homevideos of happier times with homemade pornography. Will Van rescue his grandmother and memories of his mother in time?

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Slow Emotional Collapse Workplace Movies Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Hotel Parent Child Relationship Grandparent Grandchild Relationship Video Surveillance Dysfunctional Family Videotape

Questions people ask

Is Family Viewing sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Family Viewing end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Family Viewing easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Family Viewing scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Family Viewing violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

25/ 100