Is The Bookshop one of a kind?

Yes. More singular 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 The Bookshop violent?

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 The Bookshop 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 The Bookshop 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 The Bookshop 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.

The Bookshop

Name: The Bookshop
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, James Lance, Hunter Tremayne

A town without a bookshop is no town at all.

Directed by Isabel Coixet

Produced by Zephyr Films, A Contracorriente Films

2017110 min6.5 / 10

A quietly melancholic period drama about one woman's principled stand against small-town conformity and social pressure, rooted in the value of books and intellectual freedom.

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Overcoming Adversity Stories The Bittersweet Cost of Living Bittersweet Family Stories Workplace Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Small Town Bookshop Based On Novel Or Book Shopkeeper 1950s Suffolk, England

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Questions people ask

Is The Bookshop one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.
Is The Bookshop sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Bookshop violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Bookshop scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Bookshop easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does The Bookshop 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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