Does Mafioso end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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.

Yes. More sad 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.

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.

Is Mafioso easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Mafioso

Name: Mafioso
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1962
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Carmelo Oliviero, Gabriella Conti, Ugo Attanasio

This is the face of a MAFIOSO...sometimes smiling, sometimes savage. Here is the story of a man who returns to his native Sicily for a holiday and finds himself again bound to the silent laws of "The Honored Society."

Directed by Alberto Lattuada

Produced by DDL Cinematografica, Compagnia Cinematografica Antonio Cervi

1962105 min7.6 / 10

A darkly comic tragedy about a man caught between his modern Northern life and the inescapable grip of Sicilian mafia codes, exploring how the past binds and corrupts.

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

Clusters

Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Complicity Under Pressure Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Crime Drama Comedy

Keywords

Factory Gangster Sicilian Mafia

Questions people ask

Does Mafioso end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Mafioso scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Mafioso sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Mafioso violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Mafioso easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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