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.

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Carrie 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.

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 Carrie 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.

Carrie

Name: Carrie
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1952
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Basil Ruysdael

Directed by William Wyler

Produced by Paramount Pictures

1952118 min6.4 / 10

A melancholic period drama about an ambitious young woman's moral and romantic entanglement in the big city, tracing her rise and the fall of the men who love her.

In the late 1890s, the ambitious, innocent Carrie arrives in Chicago’s South Side and stays with her nagging, dullish married sister. She then runs for help to traveling salesman Charles Drouet. She soon becomes his mistress, but falls in love with married restaurant manager George Hurstwood.

Questions people ask

Is Carrie sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Carrie violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Carrie end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Carrie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Carrie 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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