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.

Does Alamo Bay end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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.

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Alamo Bay easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Alamo Bay violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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.

Alamo Bay

Name: Alamo Bay
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat, Truyen V. Tran

Alamo Bay. A place where everyone risked everything for a piece of the American Dream.

Directed by Louis Malle

Produced by TriStar Pictures

198598 min6.0 / 10

A dark, tension-laden drama about economic desperation and xenophobia in post-Vietnam Texas, exploring how trauma and loss can curdle into destructive prejudice.

A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Immigrants and Exiles Blue-Collar Jobs U S States And Regions

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Vietnam Veteran Immigrant Texas Fisherman Shrimp

Questions people ask

Is Alamo Bay sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Alamo Bay end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Alamo Bay scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Alamo Bay easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Alamo Bay violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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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