Is Against the Law sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Against the Law scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Against the Law violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Against the Law 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.

Is Against the Law easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Against the Law

Name: Against the Law
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, TV Movie
Released: 2017
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Daniel Mays, Richard Gadd, Mark Gatiss, Charlie Creed-Miles, Richard Dillane

Directed by Fergus O'Brien

Produced by BBC Studios, The Wellcome Trust

201783 min6.8 / 10

A sobering historical drama about three men prosecuted under oppressive laws, grounded in real events and the injustice of criminalized homosexuality in 1950s Britain.

United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.

Questions people ask

Is Against the Law sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Against the Law scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Against the Law violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Against the Law end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Against the Law easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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