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.

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 King Lear 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 King Lear 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 King Lear violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

King Lear

Name: King Lear
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald

Jealous love leads to destruction.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Produced by The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

198891 min6.5 / 10

A postmodern, intellectually demanding adaptation that uses Shakespeare's tragedy as a lens through which to examine civilization's collapse and the persistence of art in a radioactive wasteland.

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Conspiracy Thrillers Unresolved Grief Stories Art and Philosophy Movements Time Travel Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Post-apocalyptic Future Playwright Chernobyl, Ukraine Postmodernism

Questions people ask

Is King Lear sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is King Lear scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is King Lear easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does King Lear end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is King Lear violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.