Is Mystery Road 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.

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.

Is Mystery Road 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 Mystery Road 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 Mystery Road 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.

Mystery Road

Name: Mystery Road
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama, Western
Released: 2013
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Tony Barry

Some roads lead to murder

Directed by Ivan Sen

Produced by Screen Australia, Mystery Road Films

2013121 min6.2 / 10

A grim, methodical crime thriller set in the Australian outback that uses a murdered indigenous girl and systemic indifference to explore institutional racism and moral isolation.

A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.

Questions people ask

Is Mystery Road scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Mystery Road sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Mystery Road easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Mystery Road end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Mystery Road 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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