Is At Play in the Fields of the Lord sad?

Yes. More sad 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.

Does At Play in the Fields of the Lord end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 At Play in the Fields of the Lord scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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 At Play in the Fields of the Lord violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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 At Play in the Fields of the Lord 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.

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Name: At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1991
Duration: 189 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Tom Waits

An adventure beyond the limits of civilization, faith and passion.

Directed by Héctor Babenco

Produced by The Saul Zaentz Company

1991189 min6.6 / 10

A morally complex drama about the collision of faith, desire, and civilization in the Amazon, where missionary zeal and romantic entanglement unravel against the backdrop of cultural destruction.

Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians themselves. Hazel is terrified of the Indians while Martin is fascinated. Soon American pilot Lewis Moon joins the Indian tribe but is attracted by Leslie's young wife, Andy. Can the interaction of these characters and cultures, and the advancing bulldozers of civilization, avoid disaster?

Clusters

Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Forbidden Love Stories Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Toxic Romantic Relationships Priests and Religious Leaders

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Missionary Civilization Tribe Amazon Rainforest Jungle Malaria 1960s Amazon River

Questions people ask

Is At Play in the Fields of the Lord sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does At Play in the Fields of the Lord end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is At Play in the Fields of the Lord scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is At Play in the Fields of the Lord violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Is At Play in the Fields of the Lord 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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