Yes, very. More sad 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 Waterland 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.

Does Waterland end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

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.

Is Waterland 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.

Waterland

Name: Waterland
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1992
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Grant Warnock, Lena Headey, Callum Dixon

Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal

Produced by Pandora Cinema, British Screen Productions

199295 min6.3 / 10

A meditative, memory-haunted exploration of one man's unraveling as he excavates his family's past and his own fractured identity through classroom storytelling.

The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness American City Movies Family and Class Legacy European Regional Settings Professional Occupations

Genres

Drama Mystery

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book 1970s Family History Teacher Memory High School Teacher History Teacher Norfolk Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Questions people ask

Is Waterland sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Waterland violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Waterland end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Waterland scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Waterland 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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