Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Ballast end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 violent than 80% 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 Ballast 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.

Ballast

Name: Ballast
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Micheal J. Smith Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail, Ventress Bonner

Directed by Lance Hammer

Produced by Alluvial Film Company

200896 min7.1 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of grief and desperation in rural poverty, where violence and loss compound an already fractured community.

A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the fury of a bitter and longstanding conflict.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Depression and Complicity Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Isolation And Loneliness Coping With Death

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Dying And Death Suicide Single Parent Loss Of Loved One Gun Lawyer

Questions people ask

Is Ballast sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Ballast end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Ballast violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Ballast easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Ballast scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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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