Does Real Life end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

Yes. More frightening 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 Real Life 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 sad than 70% 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 Real Life 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.

Real Life

Name: Real Life
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain, Lisa Urette, Robert Stirrat

An American Comedy

Directed by Albert Brooks

Produced by Paramount Pictures

197999 min6.6 / 10

A darkly comic mockumentary that uses the artifice of documentary filmmaking to expose the narcissism, dysfunction, and psychological unraveling lurking beneath suburban normalcy.

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Absurdist Political Satire Dark Comedy Drama Toxic Romance Stories Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Dysfunctional Family Mockumentary Filmmaking Found Footage Documentary Filmmaking Narcissist Psychological Disintegration Family Portrait Film Director Film Crew Social Experiment Dull Suburb Faux Reality Show

Questions people ask

Does Real Life end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Real Life scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Real Life easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Real Life sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Real Life 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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