Is High Hopes violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 High Hopes easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

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.

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Does High Hopes end with hope?

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.

High Hopes

Name: High Hopes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Philip Jackson, Heather Tobias

Directed by Mike Leigh

Produced by British Screen Productions, Portman Productions

1989108 min7.0 / 10

A socially conscious comedy-drama about working-class anxieties, generational conflict, and the strains of modern life on family bonds in 1980s London.

Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.

Clusters

Bittersweet Second Chances Grief Support Friendships Family and Class Legacy Old Age Stories Family Relationships

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

London, England Working Class Class Differences Family Elderly Lady

Questions people ask

Is High Hopes violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is High Hopes easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is High Hopes scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is High Hopes sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Does High Hopes end with hope? 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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