Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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?

No. Less hopeful 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 King Lear easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 76% 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: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2018
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Florence Pugh

Directed by Richard Eyre

Produced by Playground Entertainment, Sonia Friedman Productions

2018115 min6.1 / 10

A devastating Shakespearean tragedy about pride, betrayal, and the dissolution of a kingdom, grounded in intimate family bonds that shatter catastrophically.

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Movies About Institutional Injustice Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Emotional Downfall

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Keywords

Theater Play Fool Tragedy Storm King Lear Abdication Elizabethan England

Questions people ask

Is King Lear sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does King Lear end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is King Lear easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is King Lear scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% 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.

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