# Keeping Mum (2005)

> A distracted village vicar’s troubled family is jolted back into shape by a housekeeper whose solutions are far darker than her manners.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4857

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Niall Johnson
- Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton, Toby Parkes, Liz Smith, Emilia Fox
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444653/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, darkly comic, mischievous, lazy sunday, dark comedy night

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