Does Boys Town end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% 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 Boys Town easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Boys Town violent?

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.

Boys Town

Name: Boys Town
Genre: Drama
Released: 1938
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds

"No boy is bad, if given a chance!"

Directed by Norman Taurog

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

193896 min6.8 / 10

A faith-driven drama about redemption and second chances, where a determined priest's belief in reform confronts the hardened resistance of a troubled youth.

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Clusters

Faith Rewarded Stories Faith Tested By Hardship Underdog Comeback Stories American City Movies Priests and Religious Leaders

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Priest Juvenile Delinquent Catholic Lincoln Nebraska Boys' Boarding School Nebraska Reform Accident Boys Town

Questions people ask

Does Boys Town end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Boys Town easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Boys Town scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Boys Town violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Boys Town sad? 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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