Yes. More sad than 88% 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 El crack end with hope?

Not especially. Less 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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 El crack easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

El crack

Name: El crack
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1981
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Alfredo Landa, María Casanova, Manuel Tejada, Miguel Rellán, Manuel Lorenzo

Directed by José Luis Garci

Produced by Acuarius Films, Nickel Odeon

1981121 min7.2 / 10

A melancholic neo-noir about a weary private detective navigating Madrid's underworld to reunite a dying man with his estranged daughter, suffused with existential dread and urban decay.

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Madrid, Spain Prostitution Private Detective Neo-noir

Questions people ask

Is El crack sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does El crack end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is El crack scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is El crack easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is El crack violent? 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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