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 Mrs. Soffel scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Does Mrs. Soffel 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.

Is Mrs. Soffel 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.

Is Mrs. Soffel easy watching?

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.

Mrs. Soffel

Name: Mrs. Soffel
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1984
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann, Trini Alvarado

A true story.

Directed by Gillian Armstrong

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1984112 min6.0 / 10

A morally complex historical drama about a respectable woman's transgressive love affair with a death-row inmate, built on forbidden romance and the consequences of abandoning one's family for passion.

Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.

Questions people ask

Is Mrs. Soffel sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Mrs. Soffel scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does Mrs. Soffel end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mrs. Soffel violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mrs. Soffel easy watching? 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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