Do they have their own story?
The mother has sharp subjectivity, humor and relationships beyond being an object lesson.
Other People
2016 · Vertical/Netflix later · Theatrical/streaming
PASS
Summary
A struggling comedy writer returns to Sacramento to help care for his mother as she dies of cancer. The visit forces him to confront family conflict, grief, and the life he has kept separate from home.
Why it passes
Are they allowed to live?
Death is not cleaned up; family grief and illness are uncomfortable and unresolved.
Does the medical reality hold up?
Hospice/decline timeline is reasonably grounded.