Is Eastern Promises sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Eastern Promises scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 95% 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 Eastern Promises violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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 Eastern Promises end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Eastern Promises easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

Eastern Promises

Name: Eastern Promises
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2007
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinéad Cusack

Every sin leaves a mark.

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by Focus Features, BBC Film

2007100 min7.3 / 10

A dark, morally ambiguous crime thriller that uses human trafficking and mob violence to explore complicity, empathy, and the cost of survival in a brutal underworld.

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

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Questions people ask

Is Eastern Promises sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Eastern Promises scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Is Eastern Promises violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Does Eastern Promises end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Eastern Promises easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.