Does Out Cold 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 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.

Is Out Cold 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.

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.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

Out Cold

Name: Out Cold
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1989
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Randy Quaid, Bruce McGill, Lisa Blount

They may be murderers, but they mean well.

Directed by Malcolm Mowbray

Produced by Hemdale, Braunstein and Hamady Productions

198988 min5.9 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller about infidelity, murder, and revenge that balances macabre humor with genuine menace.

Sunny is married to the butcher, Ernie, and their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Thus Sunny hires Lester Atlas as private investigator in order to collect proof for the divorce. One evening drunken Ernie and his partner Dave have a fight in the butcher shop with Ernie getting knocked out in the fridge where he dies during the night. But it was not Dave's fault but intentional murder by Sunny. Only Lester has proof so Sunny kills him, too. Thus she only has to kill Dave to get rid of all witnesses, but he can free himself out of the fridge and wants to take revenge.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Violent Comedic Villains Comedy And Satire Treasure Hunt Adventure Law Enforcement Officers

Genres

Comedy Drama Thriller

Keywords

Infidelity Love Triangle Dark Comedy Hunting Trip Private Investigator Frozen Body

Questions people ask

Does Out Cold end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Out Cold scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Out Cold easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Out Cold violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Out Cold sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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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