Movie

Tangles

2026 · 102 min

A tender, bittersweet animated memoir that balances wry family comedy with the slow ache of watching a parent slip away.

Tagline: A story about Alzheimer’s, my mother and me.
Overview: A young woman is forced to return to the conservative small town where her bizarre family lives to take care of her mother, having to deal with the cruel reality of her mom's Alzheimer disease and become the daughter they need.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, identity, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
parenthood
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: animated
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild