No. Less sad than 97% 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 Duck Soup easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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.

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 Duck Soup 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.

Does Duck Soup end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

Duck Soup

Name: Duck Soup
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1933
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont

War is swell...when the Marx Brothers are in it. They'll be out of the trenches by Christmas...if the food doesn't improve!

Directed by Leo McCarey

Produced by Paramount Pictures

193368 min7.3 / 10

A frenetic, absurdist comedy that weaponizes wordplay, slapstick, and anarchic logic to mock political authority and the machinery of war itself.

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

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Questions people ask

Is Duck Soup sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is Duck Soup easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Duck Soup scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Duck Soup violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Duck Soup end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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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