Is Fear and Desire sad?

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.

Is Fear and Desire scary?

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.

Is Fear and Desire easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Fear and Desire violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Fear and Desire end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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.

Fear and Desire

Name: Fear and Desire
Genre: Drama, War, Thriller
Released: 1953
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Stephen Coit, Virginia Leith

Trapped… 4 desperate men and a strange half-animal girl!

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Produced by Stanley Kubrick Productions

195362 min5.4 / 10

A bleak, psychologically intense war drama that uses isolation and moral degradation to explore the dehumanizing toll of combat.

After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Combat and Battles Aviation & Flight Military Veterans and Soldiers Injury and Trauma Movies

Genres

Drama War Thriller

Keywords

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)Airplane Soldier War

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Questions people ask

Is Fear and Desire sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Fear and Desire scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Fear and Desire easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Fear and Desire violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Fear and Desire end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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.