Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 violent than 83% 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 sad than 75% 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 Elle 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.

Is Elle 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.

Elle

Name: Elle
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2016
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Virginie Efira

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Produced by France 2 Cinéma, SBS Productions

2016131 min6.6 / 10

A provocative psychological thriller that treats sexual violence and its aftermath with deliberate moral ambiguity, refusing easy catharsis while exploring power, control, and the blurred lines between victim and aggressor.

When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.

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Is Elle scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Elle violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Elle sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Elle end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Elle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.