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 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 Family easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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 Family 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.

Does The Family 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 Family

Name: The Family
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Stefania Sandrelli, Andrea Occhipinti, Emanuele Lamaro

In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family...

Directed by Ettore Scola

Produced by Cinecittà Studios, Cinémax

1987127 min7.5 / 10

An intimate, multigenerational family portrait spanning 80 years within a single house, exploring the tension between comfort and passion across a lifetime.

"The Family," an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. And never once do we get out of the house, whose rooms provide the film's structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo couldn't really decide until it was too late.

Clusters

Bittersweet Family Stories Family Relationships

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Family

Questions people ask

Is The Family sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Family scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Family easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Family violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The Family 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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