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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Four Sons easy watching?

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.

Is Four Sons violent?

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.

Does Four Sons end with hope?

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.

Four Sons

Name: Four Sons
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1928
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Margaret Mann, James Hall, Charles Morton, Francis X. Bushman Jr., George Meeker

Big as the Heart of Humanity!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by Fox Film Corporation

192896 min7.3 / 10

A poignant family drama centered on a Bavarian widow's heartbreak as her sons are divided by war and national allegiance, exploring the human cost of global conflict.

A family saga in which three of a Bavarian widow's sons go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with L'Imaginne Ritrovato and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 1999.

Clusters

Overcoming Adversity Stories Holidays And Celebrations Historical War Movies Coping With Death Ethnic American Identity

Genres

War Drama

Keywords

Germany World War I Birthday Widow Bavaria, Germany German American

Questions people ask

Is Four Sons sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Four Sons scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Four Sons easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Four Sons violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Four Sons end with hope? 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.