The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story

The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story

Directed by Annie Bradley

Produced by Lifetime, Julijette

202184 min5.7 / 10

A dark, true-crime family drama centered on betrayal and moral corruption, where a daughter's disillusionment drives the narrative.

Weeks after his wife's suspicious death, Dr Martin MacNeill moves in his mistress under the guise of a live-in nanny. Shocked by her father's actions, his daughter begins to question everything she's known about him while uncovering a web of lies.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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