Is Death of a Salesman sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 of a Salesman 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 Death of a Salesman violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 of a Salesman 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.

Is Death of a Salesman 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.

Death of a Salesman

Name: Death of a Salesman
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell, Howard Smith

One mistake... seen by his sons... unleashes... in the overwhelming power... the greatest drama of our day!

Directed by László Benedek

Produced by Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures

1951115 min7.0 / 10

A devastating psychological portrait of a man's collapse under the weight of unfulfilled ambition and self-delusion, centered on family bonds fractured by failure.

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Slow Emotional Collapse Corrupted by Ambition Sales And Business Professionals

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Salesman

Questions people ask

Is Death of a Salesman sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Death of a Salesman end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Death of a Salesman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Death of a Salesman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Death of a Salesman scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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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