Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Daniel 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 violent 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 Daniel 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Daniel

Name: Daniel
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Asner, Ellen Barkin

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Produced by Paramount Pictures, World Film Services

1983130 min6.6 / 10

A haunting, intellectually demanding meditation on political injustice, family trauma, and the burden of inherited grief across generations.

The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.

Clusters

Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Complicity Under Pressure Unresolved Grief Stories Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book 1950s Atomic Secrets

Questions people ask

Is Daniel sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Daniel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Daniel violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Daniel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Daniel scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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.