I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

Directed by Nathan Miller, Claude Miller

Produced by F Comme Film, Orly Films

200990 min6.1 / 10

A quiet, introspective drama about an adoptee's fraught reunion with his biological mother, exploring identity, belonging, and the complicated weight of family bonds.

Now a taciturn adult, an adoptee finds his biological mother and strikes up a relationship fraught with tension and emotion.

Questions people ask

  • Is I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive 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.

43/ 100

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Rarity83

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Surprise31

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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