Is When the Bough Breaks scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 When the Bough Breaks sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 When the Bough Breaks violent?

Yes. More violent 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 When the Bough Breaks 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.

Does When the Bough Breaks end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

When the Bough Breaks

Name: When the Bough Breaks
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1994
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Ally Walker, Martin Sheen, Ron Perlman, Tara Subkoff, Robert Knepper

Can a child's telepathic mind help find a serial killer?

Directed by Michael Cohn

Produced by Osmosis, Osmosis Productions Inc.

1994105 min5.8 / 10

A dark procedural thriller centered on a detective's investigation into child murders, complicated by the involvement of an institutionalized autistic child with apparent telepathic abilities.

A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.

Clusters

Monster Movies About Trauma

Genres

Thriller

Questions people ask

Is When the Bough Breaks scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is When the Bough Breaks sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is When the Bough Breaks violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is When the Bough Breaks easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does When the Bough Breaks end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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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