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 Sentence scary?

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 Sentence 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.

Is The Sentence 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.

Does The Sentence 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 Sentence

Name: The Sentence
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2018
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Eric Sterling

She went to prison. They did the time.

Directed by Rudy Valdez

201887 min6.8 / 10

An intimate, decade-long documentary portrait of a family fractured by mandatory minimum sentencing, balancing the warmth of familial bonds against the systemic cruelty that separates them.

Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum drug sentencing's devastating consequences, captured by Cindy's brother, follows her and her family over the course of ten years.

Clusters

Coping With Grief

Genres

Documentary Crime

Questions people ask

Is The Sentence sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Sentence scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Sentence violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Sentence easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Sentence 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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