7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Mother's Prayer (1995)
A Mother's Prayer (1995)
Overview
Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to believe it, but soon turns her attentions to the problem of what will happen to her son when she dies.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to believe it, but soon turns her attentions to the problem of what will happen to her son when she dies.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict, a mother's struggle with AIDS and the search for a home for her child, touches on issues with political valence, but its narrative solution emphasizes universal human values like individual love, sacrifice, and compassion rather than promoting a specific political ideology or systemic solution, resulting in a neutral rating.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on personal drama and faith, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film depicts a mother's emotional journey from prejudice to acceptance of her gay son and his AIDS diagnosis. It affirms LGBTQ+ lives and love by portraying the son's relationship with dignity and framing societal obstacles as external, ultimately promoting empathy and understanding despite a tragic ending.
The film portrays Christianity as a vital source of strength, comfort, and community for the protagonist as she navigates profound loss and personal illness. While it acknowledges her initial struggles with doubt and anger towards God, the narrative ultimately affirms the healing and redemptive power of faith.
The film 'A Mother's Prayer' centers on a mother's struggle to come to terms with her son's homosexuality and AIDS diagnosis. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, focusing instead on issues related to gay identity and illness.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1995 film is an original made-for-television movie, not an adaptation of a pre-existing work with established characters. All characters were created specifically for this production, thus precluding any gender swaps from prior canon.
This film is an original TV movie from 1995. Its characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior source material or historical record from which their race could have been canonically established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
8.5
Critic Ratings
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