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.

Barely. Less 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.

Barely. Less violent 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 Stella 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 Stella 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.

Stella

Name: Stella
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason

She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.

Directed by John Erman

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

1990109 min5.8 / 10

A melodramatic portrait of maternal sacrifice and class conflict, centered on a working-class mother's struggle to give her daughter a better life despite their fractured bond.

Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.

Clusters

Love Tested by Mortality

Genres

Romance Drama

Questions people ask

Is Stella sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Stella scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Stella violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Stella easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Stella end with hope? 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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