Is This Is My Life violent?

No. Less violent than 92% 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 This Is My Life 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 This Is My Life 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 This Is My Life easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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 This Is My Life 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.

This Is My Life

Name: This Is My Life
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1992
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis, Gaby Hoffmann, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd

It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?

Directed by Nora Ephron

Produced by 20th Century Fox

199295 min6.0 / 10

A bittersweet comedy-drama about a single mother's pursuit of stardom and the emotional toll her ambition takes on her relationship with her daughters.

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.

Clusters

Grief Support Friendships Bittersweet Second Chances Comedy And Satire Urban and Small-Town Settings Family Relationships

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Stand-up Comedy Single Mother Woman Director Moving To A City Mother Daughter Relationship Sisters

Questions people ask

Is This Is My Life violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is This Is My Life scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is This Is My Life sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is This Is My Life easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does This Is My Life 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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