Is Lackawanna Blues easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 95% 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 Lackawanna Blues scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Lackawanna Blues sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Lackawanna Blues end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 Lackawanna Blues 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.

Lackawanna Blues

Name: Lackawanna Blues
Genre: Drama, Music, TV Movie
Released: 2005
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett Jr.

In the songs of life, every note matters.

Directed by George C. Wolfe

Produced by HBO Films, Good Shepherd Entertainment

200595 min5.9 / 10

A warm, intimate portrait of a young boy's formative years shaped by the interconnected lives and stories of boarding house residents, anchored in 1960s nostalgia and the redemptive power of music and human connection.

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships Bleak and Despairing Tone Kindness And Love Bittersweet Memories Serious Crisis Dramas

Genres

Drama Music TV Movie

Keywords

Candid Thoughtful Somber Cautionary Reminiscent Admiring Sympathetic

Questions people ask

Is Lackawanna Blues easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Is Lackawanna Blues scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Lackawanna Blues sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Lackawanna Blues end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Lackawanna Blues violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

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