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Miss Evers' Boys

1997 · 118 min

A slow, sorrowful reckoning with institutional cruelty, carried by quiet performances and a mounting sense of moral compromise you cannot look away from.

Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Genres
Drama, History, Tv movie
Tagline
A Government Lie. A Woman's Secret. A Story That Must Be Told.
Overview
The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
How it feels
Dark, bleak, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Race, corruption, betrayal, guilt
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Genres
Drama, History, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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