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 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 Death of a Salesman scary?

Barely. Less frightening 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 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.

Death of a Salesman

Name: Death of a Salesman
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1985
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning

Its passion cannot be overstated. Its power must not be overlooked.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Produced by Punch Productions, Roxbury Productions

1985136 min6.9 / 10

A searing, intimate portrait of a man's psychological unraveling as he confronts the gap between his dreams and his diminished reality.

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 Getting Fired And Promoted Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Keywords

Parent Child Relationship Profession Failure Extramarital Affair Family Conflict

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 96% of films.
Is Death of a Salesman scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% 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.

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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