Yes, very. More sad 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 Mr. Jones easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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.

Does Mr. Jones 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 Mr. Jones violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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.

Mr. Jones

Name: Mr. Jones
Genre: Thriller, Drama, History
Released: 2019
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham

The truth can't be hidden forever

Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Produced by Film Produkcja, Crab Apple Films

2019119 min6.7 / 10

A historically grounded thriller about a journalist's dangerous pursuit of truth amid Soviet oppression and mass starvation, driven by moral urgency and surveillance dread.

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

Clusters

Movies About Institutional Injustice Bleak and Despairing Tone Food and Eating Period Setting By Decade European Countries

Genres

Thriller Drama History

Keywords

Grave Based On True Story Genocide 1930s Holodomor Ukraine Informative Ominous

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Mr. Jones sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Mr. Jones easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Mr. Jones scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does Mr. Jones end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Mr. Jones violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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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