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Keeping Mum

2005 · 103 min

A wickedly funny, gently dark comedy where a cheerful housekeeper solves family problems with lethal efficiency, keeping you amused and slightly aghast.

Directed by: Niall Johnson
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith

Tagline: Some family secrets are best kept...buried.
Overview: A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.

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Directed by: Niall Johnson
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
deception
crime
love
parenthood
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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