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The Memory Keeper's Daughter

2008 · 90 min

A quiet, emotionally heavy family drama that unfolds slowly, leaving a lingering sense of regret and tenderness.

Directed by
Mick Jackson
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol
Overview
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.

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Directed by
Mick Jackson
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • parenthood
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Mick Jackson
Written by
John Pielmeier
Starring
Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol, Krystal Hope Nausbaum, Rob Stewart, Hugh Thompson, Martha Irving, Mary-Colin Chisholm
Cinematography
Theo van de Sande
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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