Lena flees to her rural hometown after her 13-year-old daughter's overdose attracts the attention of child services. She reunites with her estranged mother, and is forced to face a past she has tried to ignore.
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Is Empire of Dirt worth watching?
62
DecentGoodWatch score
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 60%). Audiences rate it higher (70 out of 100) than critics (60).
Is Empire of Dirt plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Will I feel good after watching Empire of Dirt?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.