Movie

Fathers and Daughters

2015 · 116 min

A tender, sorrowful drama that moves between heartbreak and healing, asking you to sit with grief and the fear of intimacy.

Tagline: He wrote to her, about her, and for her.
Overview: A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, parenthood, trauma
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: grief
family
parenthood
trauma
love
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong