Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Hunger easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 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.

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 Hunger 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.

Hunger

Name: Hunger
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2008
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Liam Cunningham, Helena Bereen, Laine Megaw

An odyssey, in which the smallest gestures become epic and when the body is the last resource for protest.

Directed by Steve McQueen

Produced by Film4 Productions, Northern Ireland Screen

200896 min7.2 / 10

A stark, unflinching portrait of political resistance and bodily degradation, where a hunger strike becomes both intimate ordeal and historical statement.

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Religion Versus The System Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Priests and Religious Leaders European Regional Settings

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Prison Police Brutality Prisoner Hunger Strike Biography Northern Ireland Ira (irish Republican Army)Belfast, North Ireland Catholic Priest 1980s

Where to watch

StreamPhilo, AMC+, Sundance Now

Questions people ask

Is Hunger sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Hunger easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Hunger scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Hunger violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Hunger end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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.

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