Is Always Outnumbered easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

Is Always Outnumbered sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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 Always Outnumbered 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.

Does Always Outnumbered end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful 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 Always Outnumbered violent?

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.

Always Outnumbered

Name: Always Outnumbered
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1998
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Daniel Williams, Bill Cobbs, Natalie Cole, Laurie Metcalf

In every man's soul hides a hero.

Directed by Michael Apted

Produced by Palomar Pictures, HBO

1998104 min6.4 / 10

A character-driven drama about redemption and human connection, where an ex-con becomes a quiet force for good in his community despite systemic hardship.

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.

Clusters

Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Outcasts and Misfits American City Movies Gangs and Militant Groups Disease Outbreak Movies

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Keywords

Cancer Gang Los Angeles, California Ex-con

Questions people ask

Is Always Outnumbered easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Always Outnumbered sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Always Outnumbered scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Always Outnumbered end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Always Outnumbered violent? 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.