A profoundly sad, relentlessly bleak drama movie about everyday modern life and class and money.
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Bless Their Little Hearts1984
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GoodWatch score 83
GoodWatch score 74
GoodWatch score 82
GoodWatch score 82
GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 61
GoodWatch score 85
GoodWatch score 70December 12, 1984 · 1 h 25 min · Drama
Affectionate Gesture to the Head, Deliberately Monochrome, Kitchen Sink Drama +9
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In the United States, Bless Their Little Hearts streams on Criterion, OVID, and Kino Film Collection, and it is free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). Critics rate it higher (100 out of 100) than audiences (67).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
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