Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

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.

Does Defiance end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful 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 Defiance easy watching?

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.

Defiance

Name: Defiance
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2008
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

Directed by Edward Zwick

Produced by Paramount Vantage, Grosvenor Park Productions

2008137 min6.8 / 10

A historically grounded war drama centered on familial bonds and moral courage, balancing the darkness of genocide with the hope of resistance and rescue.

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Family Under Fire Combat and Battles Historical War Movies Vacation Movies

Genres

Drama History War

Keywords

Sibling Relationship Fight Brother World War Ii Forest Camp Partisan

Where to watch

StreamParamount+
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Questions people ask

Is Defiance sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Defiance violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Defiance end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is Defiance easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Defiance scary? 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.