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.

Yes. More frightening 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.

Does Cal end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 violent than 68% 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 Cal easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

Cal

Name: Cal
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Released: 1984
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: John Lynch, Helen Mirren, Donal McCann, Ray McAnally, John Kavanagh

Directed by Pat O'Connor

1984102 min5.8 / 10

A morally fraught romance between a young IRA sympathizer and a widow whose husband he may have helped kill, set against the sectarian violence of 1970s Northern Ireland.

Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships European Regional Settings Friendship Movies Period Setting By Decade Guilt And Shame

Genres

Drama Thriller Romance

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book 1970s Ira (irish Republican Army)Ireland Guilt Belfast, North Ireland Older Woman Younger Man Relationship Irish

Questions people ask

Is Cal sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Cal scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Cal end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Cal violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Cal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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