Movie

Tully

2018 · 95 min

An exhausting, tender and quietly disorienting look at motherhood that sneaks up on you and leaves a lump in your throat.

Tagline: See how the mother half lives.
Overview: Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, isolation, identity, grief
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
isolation
identity
grief
healing
Places: suburbs
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong