Is 'night, Mother sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 'night, Mother end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% 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 'night, Mother easy watching?

No. Less comforting 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.

Is 'night, Mother 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 'night, Mother violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

'night, Mother

Name: 'night, Mother
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Anne Bancroft, Ed Berke, Carol Robbins, Jennifer Roosendahl

Directed by Tom Moore

Produced by Aaron Spelling Productions, Universal Pictures

198696 min7.4 / 10

An unflinching, claustrophobic chamber piece about a mother and daughter's final night together, built entirely on the tension between love and the daughter's inexorable decision to end her life.

A mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill herself by the end of it.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Family Relationships Mental Illness And Psychosis Historical Events & Legacy

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Suicide Parent Child Relationship Epilepsy Pulitzer Prize Based On Play Or Musical Epileptic Mother Daughter Relationship

Questions people ask

Is 'night, Mother sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does 'night, Mother end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is 'night, Mother easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is 'night, Mother scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is 'night, Mother violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

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