Taking its name from the song, this rockumentary chronicled the chaotic, brilliant history of The Who. By this point, the phrase had taken on a layer of irony. It showcased the band’s self-destruction and brilliance, suggesting that "all right" might mean surviving by the skin of your teeth. The Film (2010)
Directed by Lisa Cholodenko, this Oscar-nominated film shifted the context to a modern, domestic setting. Starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a lesbian couple whose teenage children seek out their sperm donor, the title here served a different purpose. It suggested that despite the "non-traditional" family structure or the messy infidelities of the adults, the children were the most stable, well-adjusted people in the room. The Cultural Subtitle subtitle The Kids Are All Right
It remains the ultimate backhanded compliment from the old to the young: a sigh of relief that the future might be in okay hands after all. Taking its name from the song, this rockumentary