Is Joyless Street sad?

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 Joyless Street 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 Joyless Street 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 Joyless Street scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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 Joyless Street 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.

Joyless Street

Name: Joyless Street
Genre: Drama
Released: 1925
Duration: 155 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Werner Krauss, Jaro Fürth, Greta Garbo, Asta Nielsen, Agnes Esterhazy

Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.

Directed by G.W. Pabst

Produced by Sofar-Film

1925155 min6.7 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of two women's struggle for survival and dignity amid economic collapse and moral compromise in postwar Vienna.

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

Clusters

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Genres

Drama

Keywords

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Questions people ask

Is Joyless Street sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Joyless Street easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Joyless Street end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Joyless Street scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Joyless Street 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.

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