Is Checking Out violent?

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.

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Does Checking Out 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.

Is Checking Out scary?

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.

Is Checking Out 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.

Checking Out

Name: Checking Out
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1988
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 4.4
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York, Ann Magnuson

Nine out of ten doctors say Ray is perfectly healthy. But what do they know?

Directed by David Leland

Produced by Handmade Films, Warner Bros. Pictures

198896 min4.4 / 10

A slapstick comedy that mines dark existential anxiety—the death of a best friend and fear of mortality—for laughs through physical comedy and hypochondriac obsession.

When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Sharp Dark Comedies About Ambition Dark Comedy Drama Comedic Heist Movies Coping With Death

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Hypochondriac Airline Death Of Best Friend Mortality Dead Best Friend

Questions people ask

Is Checking Out violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Checking Out sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Checking Out end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Checking Out scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Checking Out 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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