Is Beirut one of a kind?

No. Less singular than 99% 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, very. More frightening than 94% 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 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.

Is Beirut 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 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.

Does Beirut 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.

Beirut

Name: Beirut
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Shea Whigham, Dean Norris, Mark Pellegrino

Beirut, 1982: The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning

Directed by Brad Anderson

Produced by Radar Pictures, Shivhans Pictures

2018109 min6.3 / 10

A tense political thriller set amid the chaos of 1980s Beirut, driven by personal vengeance and geopolitical intrigue in a war-torn landscape.

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Historical War Movies Period Setting By Decade Middle East and Africa Kidnapping and Hostage Situations

Genres

Action Thriller Drama

Keywords

Palestinian-israeli Conflict Middle East Hostage 1970s Terrorism Arab 1980s

Where to watch

StreamCinemax, Baeble Amazon Channel, Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
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Questions people ask

Is Beirut one of a kind? No. Less singular than 99% of films.
Is Beirut scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Beirut violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Beirut easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Beirut sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Beirut end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.