Is East Is East 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.

Does East Is East 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.

Is East Is East easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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 East Is East violent?

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.

East Is East

Name: East Is East
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1999
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ian Aspinall, Jimi Mistry, Archie Panjabi

A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.

Directed by Damien O'Donnell

Produced by Assassin Films, Film4 Productions

199997 min6.5 / 10

A warmly comedic yet substantive family drama about cultural collision and generational conflict in 1970s Britain, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes.

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Questions people ask

Is East Is East scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Does East Is East end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is East Is East easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is East Is East violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is East Is East sad? 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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