Does City of Joy end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 City of Joy easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

Is City of Joy scary?

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 City of Joy 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.

City of Joy

Name: City of Joy
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker

He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more.

Directed by Roland Joffé

Produced by Lightmotive, Pricel

1992132 min6.6 / 10

A redemptive drama about a burned-out American surgeon finding purpose and human connection through service to the poor and sick in Calcutta.

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

Clusters

Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Faith Rewarded Stories Faith Tested By Hardship Underdog Comeback Stories Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Hope Leprosy India Calcutta

Questions people ask

Does City of Joy end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is City of Joy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is City of Joy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is City of Joy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is City of Joy sad? 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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