Is Blackboard Jungle scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Blackboard Jungle 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 Blackboard Jungle sad?

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.

Does Blackboard Jungle end with hope?

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.

Is Blackboard Jungle 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.

Blackboard Jungle

Name: Blackboard Jungle
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1955
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes, John Hoyt

They turned a school into a jungle!

Directed by Richard Brooks

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1955101 min6.9 / 10

A gritty social drama about an idealistic teacher battling institutional indifference and student rebellion in an inner-city school, grounded in the tension between hope and systemic dysfunction.

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes.

Clusters

Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Professional Occupations Teen Coming Of Age Stories

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Juvenile Delinquent Teaching

Questions people ask

Is Blackboard Jungle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Blackboard Jungle violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Is Blackboard Jungle sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Blackboard Jungle end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Blackboard Jungle 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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