Movie

The Son

2022 · 123 min

A heavy, unrelenting plunge into a family's anguish that leaves you emotionally drained and haunted.

Overview: A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Parenthood, guilt, grief, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
guilt
grief
family
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild