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Serial Mom

Movie1994·94 min

Serial Mom

Directed by John Waters

A comedy crime film directed by John Waters.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 32%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

770 ratings

About Serial Mom

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: family dysfunction, obsession, ambition hubris, showbiz media, suburban, urban, parent child, group found family, villain protagonist, anti hero, rise and fall, trial courtroom, serial killer

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Details

Director: John Waters
Language: English

Cast

Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake

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How Serial Mom Ranks

All movies

Top 32%

1990s movies

Top 30%

Comedy movies

Top 29%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 27%

John Waters films#4 of 11

Top 32% All movies.

the vibe

Serial Mom Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkmoderateapproachablecomedy-drivenpersonallight

playful

stylized

What it's about

rise & falltrial courtroomfamily dysfunctionobsessionambition hubrisvillain protagonistanti-heroparent childgroup found familyshowbiz & mediaserial killersuburbanurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful