Is Act of Vengeance scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Act of Vengeance violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Act of Vengeance sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Act of Vengeance easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Act of Vengeance end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Act of Vengeance

Name: Act of Vengeance
Genre: Drama, Crime, TV Movie
Released: 1986
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, Hoyt Axton, Robert Schenkkan

His was an act of defiance. Theirs was an act of vengeance.

Directed by John Mackenzie

Produced by Telepix Canada Corp., Frank Konigsberg Productions

198695 min5.7 / 10

A tense, morally weighted drama about labor corruption and political defiance in 1970s West Virginia, grounded in real institutional conflict and the threat of violence.

In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Complicity Under Pressure Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Blue-Collar Jobs

Genres

Drama Crime TV Movie

Keywords

Miner West Virginia Election Union

Questions people ask

Is Act of Vengeance scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Act of Vengeance violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Act of Vengeance sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Act of Vengeance easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Act of Vengeance end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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