Is Mr. Skeffington sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Mr. Skeffington 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.

Is Mr. Skeffington scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Mr. Skeffington easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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 Mr. Skeffington end with hope?

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.

Mr. Skeffington

Name: Mr. Skeffington
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1944
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel, George Coulouris, Richard Waring

She was lucky that Mr. Skeffington was such a gentleman!

Directed by Vincent Sherman

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1944145 min6.8 / 10

A classical melodrama about vanity and redemption, where a woman's rejection of her devoted husband's love leads to her reckoning with aging and loss, ultimately toward reconciliation.

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

Clusters

Love Tested by Mortality Isolation And Loneliness Nazi Germany And Resistance Weddings and Marriage Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Nazi Aging Suitor Loneliness Illness Socialite Embezzlement Reconciliation Vanity Loveless Marriage Marly Horse Diphtheria

Questions people ask

Is Mr. Skeffington sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Mr. Skeffington violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Mr. Skeffington scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Mr. Skeffington easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does Mr. Skeffington end with hope? 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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