Is What's the Matter with Helen? sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 What's the Matter with Helen? end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 What's the Matter with Helen? scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 What's the Matter with Helen? easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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 What's the Matter with Helen? violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

What's the Matter with Helen?

Name: What's the Matter with Helen?
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 1971
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Agnes Moorehead

So you met someone and now you know how it feels. Goody, Goody.

Directed by Curtis Harrington

Produced by Filmways Pictures, Raymax Productions

1971101 min5.9 / 10

A paranoid psychological thriller about two women haunted by their sons' crimes, building dread through social ostracism and the creeping sense of being hunted in a glittering but hostile Hollywood.

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Conspiracy Thrillers Monster Movies About Trauma Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Thriller Horror

Keywords

Hollywood

Questions people ask

Is What's the Matter with Helen? sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does What's the Matter with Helen? end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is What's the Matter with Helen? scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is What's the Matter with Helen? easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is What's the Matter with Helen? violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

25/ 100