Serial Mom
Film199494 min

Serial Mom

Taste attributes: comedycrimethrillerdetectivetried & testedunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Every Mom Wants to Be Wanted, But Not For Murder!"

Boxlist takeDark and heightened: a smart crime comedy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A picture perfect middle class family is shocked when they find out that one of their neighbors is receiving obscene phone calls. The mom takes slights against her family very personally, and it turns out she is indeed the one harassing the neighbor. As other slights befall her beloved family, the body count begins to increase.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Kathleen TurnerSam WaterstonRicki LakeMatthew LillardJustin Whalin

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1994
Runtime
94 min
Status
Released
Studio
Polar Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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