Does In the Basement end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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 In the Basement 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.

Is In the Basement scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 In the Basement sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Is In the Basement 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.

In the Basement

Name: In the Basement
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Alessa Duchek, Gerald Duchek, Inge Ellinger, Manfred Ellinger, Walter Holzer

Directed by Ulrich Seidl

Produced by MMK Media, Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion

201481 min6.1 / 10

A deeply unsettling documentary that descends into the private, hidden worlds of Austrian basement dwellers to examine the shadow side of human desire and psychology.

Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl explores of the dark underside of the human psyche by entering Austrian basements fitted out as private domains for secrets and fetishes.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Paranoid Reality Breakdown Hidden Rooms In Houses European Countries

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Cellar Austria Basement

Questions people ask

Does In the Basement end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is In the Basement easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is In the Basement scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is In the Basement sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is In the Basement violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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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