Does Kansas City end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful 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.

Is Kansas City scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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.

Somewhat. More sad 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 Kansas City violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 Kansas City easy watching?

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.

Kansas City

Name: Kansas City
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1996
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney

Kansas City, 1934. Anything could happen here. One night it did.

Directed by Robert Altman

Produced by Sandcastle 5, CiBy 2000

1996116 min6.1 / 10

A stylish, jazz-inflected crime drama set in Depression-era Kansas City that explores corruption and power through interlocking kidnappings and moral ambiguity.

A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Romantic Psychological Thrillers Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Conspiracy Thrillers American City Movies

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Jazz Kidnapping Politician Kansas City Election 1930s

Questions people ask

Does Kansas City end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Kansas City scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Kansas City sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Kansas City violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Kansas City easy watching? 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.