TV series

Million Dollar Babies

1994 · 1 season

A slow-burning, earnest period drama that immerses you in rural hardship and the unsettling spectacle of family turned into public property.

Overview: When Oliva and Elzire Dionne have quintuplets in rural 1930s Canada, news of their uncommon family spreads like wildfire and steps up local tourism, thanks in part to an opportunistic town doctor who uses the children to enhance his own celebrity.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, family, power, media
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
family
power
media
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild