Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Mamma Roma end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 frightening 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.

Is Mamma Roma easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Is Mamma Roma violent?

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.

Mamma Roma

Name: Mamma Roma
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Silvana Corsini, Luisa Loiano

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Produced by Arco Film

1962110 min7.9 / 10

A neorealist tragedy about a mother's desperate attempt at redemption and respectability, undone by her past and her son's inexorable drift toward ruin.

After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Unresolved Grief Stories Loyalty Under Pressure Coping With Loss Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Friendship Prostitute Rome, Italy Parent Child Relationship Pimp Thief Wedding Church Single Mother Lgbt Iconography Neorealism

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel

Questions people ask

Is Mamma Roma sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Mamma Roma end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Mamma Roma scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Mamma Roma easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Mamma Roma violent? 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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