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.

Is Distance easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Distance end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful 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.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

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.

Distance

Name: Distance
Genre: Drama
Released: 2001
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Arata Iura, Yūsuke Iseya, Susumu Terajima, Yui Natsukawa, Tadanobu Asano

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Produced by CineRocket, IMAGICA

2001132 min6.6 / 10

A contemplative, grief-soaked meditation on loss and collective trauma, where bereaved families confront their pain and each other at the site of tragedy.

On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Coping With Loss Water and Waterways Bleak and Despairing Tone Fame and Celebrity Culture

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Lake Sadness Cult Forest Grief

Questions people ask

Is Distance sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Distance easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Distance end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Distance violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Distance 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.