Does Elephant end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% 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.

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.

Is Elephant easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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.

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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.

Elephant

Name: Elephant
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor

An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Produced by HBO Films, Blue Relief Productions

200381 min7.0 / 10

A methodical, unsettling portrait of an ordinary school day shadowed by the knowledge of impending tragedy, refusing easy answers about causation or meaning.

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

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Questions people ask

Does Elephant end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Elephant violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Elephant easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Elephant sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Elephant scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% 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.