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 violent 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.

Is Equus 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.

Does Equus 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.

Equus

Name: Equus
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1977
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Colin Blakely

I am yours and you are mine.

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Produced by United Artists, Persky-Bright Productions

1977137 min7.0 / 10

A psychologically intense, deeply introspective drama that uses a shocking crime to excavate the spiritual and psychological wounds of both perpetrator and healer.

A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Supernatural Horror Films Depression and Complicity Religious Horror Movies Animal Movies

Genres

Drama Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Horse Psychiatrist

Questions people ask

Is Equus sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Equus violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Equus easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Equus end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Equus scary? Somewhat. More frightening 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.