Barely. Less sad than 89% 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 Ishtar easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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 Ishtar end with hope?

Somewhat. More 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.

Not especially. Less violent than 62% 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.

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.

Ishtar

Name: Ishtar
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Released: 1987
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston

Telling the truth can be dangerous business.

Directed by Elaine May

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Delphi V

1987107 min4.6 / 10

A high-energy buddy comedy that sends two hapless lounge singers into a geopolitical adventure, prioritizing laughs and camaraderie over coherence or stakes.

Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.

Questions people ask

Is Ishtar sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Ishtar easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Ishtar end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Ishtar violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.
Is Ishtar 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.

7/ 100