Is By Any Means violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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 By Any Means 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 By Any Means 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.

Does By Any Means end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

By Any Means

Name: By Any Means
Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
Released: 2026
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn

The FBI couldn't crack it. So they called in the mob.

Directed by Elegance Bratton

Produced by Hammerstone Studios, Thunder Road

2026107 min7.6 / 10

A morally fraught historical thriller about an unlikely partnership between an FBI agent and a mob hitman hunting KKK murderers in 1960s Mississippi, where the line between justice and vengeance dissolves.

A young Black FBI agent is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa, he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Gone Wrong Organized Crime Movies Serial Killers And Assassins Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

Drama Thriller History

Keywords

Hitman Ku Klux Klan Based On True Story Mafia 1960s Civil Rights Movement Fbi Agent Mississippi Unlikely Partners

Questions people ask

Is By Any Means violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is By Any Means scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is By Any Means sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is By Any Means easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does By Any Means end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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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