Movie

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995 · 87 min

A quiet, earnest TV drama that turns a girl's ordinary life into a slow unraveling of identity, played with sincere feeling.

Overview: Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents really have kidnapped her?
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, memory, found family
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
memory
found family
betrayal
Places: suburbs
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none