Last updated: 2026-11-05·Prompt Version: 10.2·Model Confidence: ——·Pipeline Model: gpt-5.6-terra·68s
Runtime95 min
DirectorNicholas Ray
CastJames Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau
SUPPORTING CASTChristopher Olsen, Robert F. Simon, Roland Winters, Rusty Lane, Kipp Hamilton
SYNOPSIS
A mild-mannered schoolteacher and family man receives a powerful new treatment for a life-threatening illness. As the medication changes his behavior, his wife and young son struggle with the escalating consequences inside their seemingly ordinary suburban home.
GENRE
Drama
SUB-GENRE TAGS
DramaCharacter StudyFamily / DomesticSocial Issue
CRITICAL RECEPTION
IMDb 7.4RT 82%
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