Is City of Pirates sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 City of Pirates end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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 City of Pirates scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Pirates 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.

Is City of Pirates 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 Pirates

Name: City of Pirates
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1984
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Hugues Quester, Anne Alvaro, Melvil Poupaud, André Engel, João Bénard da Costa

Directed by Raúl Ruiz

Produced by Les Films du Passage, Metro Filmes

1984108 min7.2 / 10

A dreamlike, melancholic journey through surreal landscapes populated by fractured psyches and moral ambiguity, where narrative logic dissolves into emotional and symbolic resonance.

A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Tropical Island Movies Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Drama Fantasy

Keywords

Island Surrealism

Questions people ask

Is City of Pirates sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does City of Pirates end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is City of Pirates scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is City of Pirates easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is City of Pirates 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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