Is The Misfortunates sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Misfortunates 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 Misfortunates 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.

Does The Misfortunates 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.

Is The Misfortunates easy watching?

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 Misfortunates

Name: The Misfortunates
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2009
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx, Johan Heldenbergh

Directed by Felix van Groeningen

Produced by Menuet

2009108 min7.2 / 10

A darkly comic coming-of-age story about a boy trapped in a dysfunctional, alcohol-soaked family, balancing crude humor with genuine melancholy about inherited fate.

13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny?

Clusters

Dark Comedy Drama Size and Family Scale Water and Waterways Alcohol and Drinking Family Relationships

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Big Family Alcoholism Uncle Nephew Relationship World Record Late For School Overflowing Toilet Drinking Contest Unwanted Pregnancy

Questions people ask

Is The Misfortunates sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Misfortunates scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Misfortunates violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Misfortunates end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Misfortunates easy watching? 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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