Does Child's Play end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Child's Play scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 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 Child's Play violent?

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 Child's Play 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.

Child's Play

Name: Child's Play
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1972
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Ron Weyand, Charles White

You only lose once.

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Produced by Paramount Pictures

1972100 min6.1 / 10

A psychological thriller set within the insular world of a boys' boarding school, where institutional facades mask darker interpersonal conflicts and moral ambiguity.

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Conspiracy Thrillers Complicity Under Pressure Professional Occupations School Life

Genres

Drama Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Boarding School School Teacher Boys' School

Questions people ask

Does Child's Play end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Child's Play scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Child's Play sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Child's Play violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Child's Play 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.