Is Grey Gardens violent?

No. Less violent 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.

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.

Does Grey Gardens 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 Grey Gardens scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Grey Gardens 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.

Grey Gardens

Name: Grey Gardens
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1976
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers, Norman Vincent Peale, Jack Helmuth

She was the girl who had everything - Money, good looks and social position. Her mother - a classic Bouvier beauty. Now they are living amongst the souvenirs of their lives. In Grey Gardens. This is their story. A love story. Sort of.

Directed by Ellen Giffard, Albert Maysles, Muffie Meyer, David Maysles

Produced by Portrait Films, Maysles Films

197695 min7.3 / 10

An intimate, melancholic portrait of two eccentric, isolated women clinging to memories of a glamorous past in their decaying mansion.

Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.

Clusters

Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Dark Comedy Drama The Bittersweet Cost of Living Funny Movies About Life's Meaning Houses and Dwellings

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Cat Long Island, New York Eccentric Mansion Recluse Raccoon Woman Director Eccentric Family Direct Cinema Hamptons Mother Daughter Relationship Familiar

Questions people ask

Is Grey Gardens violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Grey Gardens sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Grey Gardens end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Grey Gardens scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Grey Gardens easy watching? 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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