Does No Way Out end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 No Way Out easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 73% 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 frightening 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is No Way Out violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

No Way Out

Name: No Way Out
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff

Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?

Directed by Roger Donaldson

Produced by Orion Pictures

1987114 min6.9 / 10

A taut Cold War espionage thriller built on paranoia and moral ambiguity, where a murder investigation becomes a labyrinth of deception and competing loyalties.

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

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Questions people ask

Does No Way Out end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is No Way Out easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.
Is No Way Out scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is No Way Out sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is No Way Out violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.