Is The Sweet Hereafter sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 Sweet Hereafter end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Sweet Hereafter one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 89% 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 Sweet Hereafter 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 Sweet Hereafter violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Sweet Hereafter scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

The Sweet Hereafter

Name: The Sweet Hereafter
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson

There is no such thing as the simple truth.

Directed by Atom Egoyan

Produced by Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films

1997112 min6.9 / 10

A devastating meditation on grief, blame, and the impossibility of healing or justice after irreversible tragedy in a fractured community.

A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Urban and Small-Town Settings Rural Countryside Setting Professional Occupations U S States And Regions

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Small Town Canada Based On Novel Or Book Suffering Village Paralysis Based On True Story Tragedy Lawyer Car Accident School Bus British Columbia

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel
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Questions people ask

Is The Sweet Hereafter sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does The Sweet Hereafter end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Sweet Hereafter one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 89% of films.
Is The Sweet Hereafter easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Sweet Hereafter violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Sweet Hereafter scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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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