# Next to Normal (2025)

> A searing stage-to-screen musical drama follows a mother’s psychiatric crisis as it reverberates through the family she is trying to hold together.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2978145

## Facts

- Runtime: 130 min
- Genres: Drama, Music
- Director: Michael Longhurst, Austin Shaw
- Cast: Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Jack Wolfe, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Jack Ofrecio
- TMDB rating: 9.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35619700/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, harrowing, intimate, musical theater night, emotionally intense viewing

## Synopsis

A poignant exploration of a family's struggle against the shadows of mental illness.

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