Is The Descendants violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 Descendants scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Descendants sad?

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 Descendants 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 Descendants 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 Descendants

Name: The Descendants
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie

The South Pacific ain't that terrific.

Directed by Alexander Payne

Produced by Dune Entertainment, Fox Searchlight Pictures

2011115 min6.8 / 10

A bittersweet family drama about grief, infidelity, and reconciliation set against Hawaii's beauty, balancing humor with the weight of mortality and fractured relationships.

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is The Descendants violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is The Descendants scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Descendants sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Descendants easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does The Descendants 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.