Is He Who Gets Slapped sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 He Who Gets Slapped 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.

Is He Who Gets Slapped 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 He Who Gets Slapped 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.

Is He Who Gets Slapped scary?

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.

He Who Gets Slapped

Name: He Who Gets Slapped
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Released: 1924
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ruth King, Marc McDermott

Directed by Victor Sjöström

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

192472 min7.6 / 10

A tragic silent melodrama about humiliation, lost love, and the transformation of pain into spectacle, set against the surreal backdrop of a circus.

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

Questions people ask

Is He Who Gets Slapped sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does He Who Gets Slapped end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is He Who Gets Slapped easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is He Who Gets Slapped violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is He Who Gets Slapped scary? 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.

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