Is Eight Men Out sad?

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.

Does Eight Men Out 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 Eight Men Out scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Eight Men Out 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.

Is Eight Men Out 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.

Eight Men Out

Name: Eight Men Out
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1988
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney

When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out.

Directed by John Sayles

Produced by Orion Pictures, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

1988120 min6.8 / 10

A historical drama about the 1919 Black Sox scandal that explores how greed, exploitation, and moral compromise corrode idealism and destroy careers.

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Corrupted by Ambition The Bittersweet Cost of Living Loyalty Under Pressure Sports and Competitions

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Sports Baseball Historical Figure

Questions people ask

Is Eight Men Out sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Eight Men Out end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Eight Men Out scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Eight Men Out violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Eight Men Out easy watching? 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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