Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does Liam end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 frightening 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 Liam easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 73% 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 violent than 68% 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.

Liam

Name: Liam
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anthony Borrows, Dave Hart, Megan Burns

Directed by Stephen Frears

Produced by BBC, Liam Films

200190 min6.3 / 10

A bleak Depression-era morality tale examining how poverty, religious dogma, and fascist ideology corrupt innocence and fracture families in working-class Liverpool.

A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Consequences Of Wrongdoing Action Movies With Explosions Government Oppression Dramas

Genres

Drama

Keywords

New Year's Eve Fascism Loss Of Job Depression Era Stuttering Catholicism Confession Booth Molotov Cocktail

Questions people ask

Is Liam sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.
Does Liam end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Liam scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Liam easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.
Is Liam violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.