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Do You Know the Muffin Man?

1989·Movie
1h 30min·NR
55
DecentGoodWatch score

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A , crime movie: , .

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

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Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a family is irreparably changed one day when it is discovered that a classmate of Teddy's is the apparent victim of sexual abuse and molestation at the respected neighborhood daycare center. Like all other parents, the Dollisons are tormented — "we should have known, we should have seen" — but their devastation is complete when Teddy tells his own story, one he promised his abusers he would never tell.
Traumatic Family DramaSocial RealismChild Abuse AwarenessPsychological TormentMoral AmbiguitySlow-Burn TensionDevastating PathosDomestic HorrorCritique of Suburbia

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Is Do You Know the Muffin Man? worth watching?

55
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 5.6).

Will I feel good after watching Do You Know the Muffin Man??

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Do You Know the Muffin Man? plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.