Does The Young Poisoner's Handbook end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Young Poisoner's Handbook 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 Young Poisoner's Handbook sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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 Young Poisoner's Handbook scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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 Young Poisoner's Handbook 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.

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

Name: The Young Poisoner's Handbook
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1995
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Hugh O'Conor, Antony Sher, Ruth Sheen, Roger Lloyd Pack, Charlotte Coleman

Meet Graham. He's not your ordinary teenager.

Directed by Benjamin Ross

Produced by Eurimages, British Screen Productions

199599 min6.6 / 10

A darkly comedic true-crime character study of a brilliant, disturbed teenager whose methodical poisoning of his stepmother reveals the gap between clinical optimism and genuine pathology.

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

Clusters

Dark Comedies About Ambition Dark Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Nightmares Outcasts and Misfits Serial Killers And Assassins

Genres

Comedy Crime Drama

Keywords

London, England Poison Stepmother Based On True Story Murder Mental Institution Serial Killer Psychiatrist Social Misfit Poisoner

Questions people ask

Does The Young Poisoner's Handbook end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Young Poisoner's Handbook easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Young Poisoner's Handbook sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Young Poisoner's Handbook scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Young Poisoner's Handbook 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.

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