Is Short Term 12 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 Short Term 12 easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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 Short Term 12 end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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 Short Term 12 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 Short Term 12 scary?

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.

Short Term 12

Name: Short Term 12
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Brad William Henke, Tania Verafield, LaKeith Stanfield, Adam Shapiro, Phoenix Henke

A film about kids and the grown-ups who hit them.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

Produced by Traction Media, Cinedigm

200822 min6.7 / 10

A compassionate, observational portrait of caregivers and damaged youth in a group home, balancing tenderness with the weight of trauma and institutional struggle.

A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?

Clusters

Love Under Social Pressure Grief Support Friendships Slow Character Dramas Overcoming Adversity Stories Teen Coming Of Age Stories

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Adolescence Sexual Abuse Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Short Term 12 sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Short Term 12 easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Short Term 12 end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Short Term 12 violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Short Term 12 scary? 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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