In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
the vibe
Roma Vibe
What it feels like
slow-burnbittersweetintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalearnest
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Movie2018·135 min
Roma
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
An Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Winner of 3 Academy Awards, with 5 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 7%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.6/10
4K ratings
About Roma
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Gritty
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, isolation loneliness, late 20th century, mexico, domestic home, urban, parent child, colleagues, outsider misfit, everyman, slow burn reveal, nonlinear flashback