Does Dead of Winter end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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.

Is Dead of Winter easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Dead of Winter scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Dead of Winter violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 Dead of Winter sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

Dead of Winter

Name: Dead of Winter
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1987
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubeš, William Russ, Ken Pogue

Katie McGovern will do anything to become an actress. Even if it kills her… tonight it might.

Directed by Arthur Penn

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1987100 min6.0 / 10

A claustrophobic thriller about deception and captivity that trades on paranoia and the vulnerability of an ambitious young woman lured into a trap.

A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.

Clusters

Trapped Survival Thrillers

Genres

Thriller

Questions people ask

Does Dead of Winter end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Dead of Winter easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Dead of Winter scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Dead of Winter violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Dead of Winter sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

32/ 100