Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

A Government Lie. A Woman's Secret. A Story That Must Be Told.

Directed by Joseph Sargent

Produced by Anasazi Productions, HBO Films

1997118 min6.5 / 10

A harrowing historical drama about institutional racism and medical betrayal that centers on the human cost of government deception and moral complicity.

The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.

Questions people ask

  • Is Miss Evers' Boys sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does Miss Evers' Boys end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Miss Evers' Boys easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Miss Evers' Boys violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Miss Evers' Boys scary? 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

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity63

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Surprise25

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Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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