Is The Family Friend 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.

Does The Family Friend end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Friend easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Friend scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Friend 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.

The Family Friend

Name: The Family Friend
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Giacomo Rizzo, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Laura Chiatti, Gigi Angelillo, Clara Bindi

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino

Produced by Fandango, Indigo Film

2006102 min7.2 / 10

A dark, psychologically complex character study of a repulsive man's obsessive pursuit of beauty, exploring predation, loneliness, and the corruption of intimacy through money and control.

Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Doomed Romantic Obsession Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire

Genres

Drama

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is The Family Friend sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Family Friend end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Family Friend easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Family Friend scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Family Friend violent? 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.