The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Profoundly sad and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness is calm and low-intensity.
Profoundly sad and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad, cathartic, and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and growing up.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
0 h 12 min
The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness runs 0 h 12 min.
It was made in Spanish. Produced in Mexico.
7.7
