Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Parents 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.

Is Parents easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 violent than 68% 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 sad 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.

Parents

Name: Parents
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Bryan Madorsky, Juno Mills-Cockell

There's A New Name For Terror...

Directed by Bob Balaban

Produced by Vestron Pictures, Great American Films Limited Partnership

198982 min5.9 / 10

A darkly comedic horror film that weaponizes 1950s suburban wholesomeness to explore a child's creeping dread that his own parents are monstrous cannibals.

Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Violent Comedic Villains Dark Comedy Nightmares Conspiracy Thrillers Comedy And Satire

Genres

Horror Comedy

Keywords

Dark Comedy Cannibal Parents

Questions people ask

Is Parents scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Parents end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Parents easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Parents violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Parents sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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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