Does From the Drain end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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.

Is From the Drain 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 From the Drain violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 From the Drain 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.

Is From the Drain sad?

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.

From the Drain

Name: From the Drain
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: 1967
Duration: 13 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Mort Ritts, Stefan Nosko

Directed by David Cronenberg

Produced by Emergent Films Ltd.

196713 min4.5 / 10

A darkly surreal short film that blends absurdist comedy with creeping dread, using a bathtub conversation and emerging threat to explore paranoia and the uncanny.

The film is centered on two men in a bathtub; it is implied that they are veterans of some past conflict. The first man is paranoid about the drain of the tub, the second indifferent to it. As the conversation between the two men progresses, a vine-like tendril emerges from the drain…

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Paranoid Reality Breakdown Toxic Romance Stories Detective And Interrogation Movies Psychedelic Drug Culture

Genres

Horror Comedy

Keywords

Bath Tub Surreal Conversation Short Film

Questions people ask

Does From the Drain end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is From the Drain scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is From the Drain violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is From the Drain easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is From the Drain sad? 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.