Is Medium Cool scary?

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.

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Does Medium Cool 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 Medium Cool 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.

Is Medium Cool 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.

Medium Cool

Name: Medium Cool
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill, Harold Blankenship

Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.

Directed by Haskell Wexler

Produced by H&J Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures

1969111 min6.7 / 10

A politically urgent, formally experimental documentary-inflected drama about a journalist's awakening to institutional complicity and the erosion of truth in an age of surveillance and social upheaval.

John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Gone Wrong Corruption and Distrust American City Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Chicago, Illinois Vietnam War Police Brutality Presidential Election Journalism Political Activism National Guard Historical Event Political Protest Cinéma Vérité Mother Son Relationship Democratic Party Political Drama

Questions people ask

Is Medium Cool scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Medium Cool sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Medium Cool end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Medium Cool violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Medium Cool 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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