Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Death Note end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Death Note violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Death Note easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

Death Note

Name: Death Note
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Shigeki Hosokawa, Erika Toda

The battle of wits begins. Whose side are you on?

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko

Produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shueisha

2006126 min7.1 / 10

A high-stakes psychological thriller built on moral ambiguity and intellectual cat-and-mouse play between a god-complex murderer and a brilliant detective.

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Death Note scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Death Note end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Death Note violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Death Note easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Death Note sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

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