Summary
Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, are the sole inhabitants of a Long Island estate. The women reveal themselves to be misfits with outsized, engaging personalities. Much of the conversation is centered on their pasts, as mother and daughter now rarely leave home.
Good for
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 89Audiences 81GoodWatch 84
Tomatometer95%
Metascore83
Audience score85%
Letterboxd · 70 K ratings4.1/5
User score8.0
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9695Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1976
February 19, 1976
50 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 moreDirecting · 4
- Muffie Meyer Director, Editor
- Albert Maysles Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- Ellen Hovde Director, Editor
- David Maysles Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Production · 1
- Susan Froemke Associate Producer, Editor
Editing · 1
- Morris Schlein Negative Cutter
Sound · 1
- Lee Dichter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Other crew · 18
- Sarah Legon Thanks
- Holly Gill Thanks
- Cynthia Castleman Thanks
- Dorothy King Thanks
- Akiva Kohane Thanks
- Kathryn Demby Thanks
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