Is Into the Abyss sad?

Yes, very. More sad 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 Into the Abyss easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Into the Abyss 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.

Is Into the Abyss scary?

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 Into the Abyss 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.

Into the Abyss

Name: Into the Abyss
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2011
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Werner Herzog, Jason Burkett, Richard Lopez, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun

A gaze into the abyss of the human soul.

Directed by Werner Herzog

Produced by Creative Differences, Skellig Rock

2011105 min6.9 / 10

A meditative, philosophically rigorous documentary that uses intimate interviews with death row inmates to probe mortality, meaning, and the nature of human evil.

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

Clusters

Faith and Doubt Stories Coping With Loss Slow Emotional Collapse Religion Versus The System Death Penalty Films

Genres

Documentary Crime

Keywords

Death Penalty Texas Death Row Capital Punishment Death Row Inmate

Questions people ask

Is Into the Abyss sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Into the Abyss easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Into the Abyss end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Into the Abyss scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Into the Abyss violent? 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.