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Fackham Hall

2025 · 97 min

A silly, fast-paced spoof that pokes fun at period dramas with slapstick and wordplay, keeping you amused but rarely moved.

Directed by
Jim O'Hanlon
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston, Thomasin McKenzie
Tagline
Born to aristocracy. Bred for idiocy.
Overview
A new servant embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by the Lord and Lady as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.

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Directed by
Jim O'Hanlon
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston, Thomasin McKenzie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour9
Realism3
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

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