Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 Calvary one of a kind?

Yes. More singular 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.

Does Calvary 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is Calvary 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.

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.

Calvary

Name: Calvary
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran

Killing a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.

Directed by John Michael McDonagh

Produced by Lipsync Productions, Octagon Films

2014101 min7.1 / 10

A dark, philosophically weighted drama about faith under siege, where a priest's goodness becomes both his strength and his vulnerability in the face of existential threat.

After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Detective And Interrogation Movies Priests and Religious Leaders Death and Dying Religion And Faith

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Priest Ireland Recovering Alcoholic Roman Catholic Church Confessional Death Threat

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Calvary sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Calvary one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 87% of films.
Does Calvary end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Calvary scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Calvary easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Calvary violent? 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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