Is Battle Royale violent?

Yes, very. More violent 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.

Is Battle Royale sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Battle Royale easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Battle Royale 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.

Is Battle Royale scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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.

Battle Royale

Name: Battle Royale
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Action
Released: 2000
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando

Could you kill your best friend?

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Produced by Toei Company, WOWOW

2000113 min7.3 / 10

A brutal, psychologically harrowing survival thriller that forces teenagers to confront mortality and betrayal through state-mandated violence.

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

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Questions people ask

Is Battle Royale violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Is Battle Royale sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Battle Royale easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Battle Royale end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Battle Royale scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% 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.