Does Defence of the Realm end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% 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 Defence of the Realm scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is Defence of the Realm sad?

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.

Is Defence of the Realm 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.

Is Defence of the Realm violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Defence of the Realm

Name: Defence of the Realm
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1986
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay

Just how far will a government go to hide the truth?

Directed by David Drury

Produced by Enigma Productions, The Rank Organisation

198696 min6.5 / 10

A tense political thriller about investigative journalists uncovering government conspiracy and cover-up, driven by paranoia and the question of how far power will go to protect itself.

A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.

Clusters

Betrayal By Insiders Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Complicity Under Pressure Journalism and Reporters Death and Dying

Genres

Action Thriller

Keywords

Kgb Reporter Death Newspaper Man Member Of Parliament

Questions people ask

Does Defence of the Realm end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is Defence of the Realm scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Defence of the Realm sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Defence of the Realm easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Defence of the Realm violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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