Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Old Maid violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Old Maid end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 Old Maid 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 Old Maid 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 Old Maid

Name: The Old Maid
Genre: Drama
Released: 1939
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent, Donald Crisp, Jane Bryan

Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!

Directed by Edmund Goulding

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

193995 min7.1 / 10

A melancholic period drama exploring the emotional costs of social propriety and romantic sacrifice, centered on two women's complicated bond across decades.

The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Bittersweet Doomed Romances Isolation And Loneliness American City Movies Family Struggles Growing Up

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Based On Novel Or Book Brother Orphanage Romantic Rivalry American Civil War Illegitimate Child 19th Century Old Maid

Questions people ask

Is The Old Maid sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Old Maid violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does The Old Maid end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Old Maid scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Old Maid 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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