Barely. Less 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.

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Picnic easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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 violent than 64% 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 Picnic end with hope?

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.

Picnic

Name: Picnic
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1955
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell, Betty Field, Susan Strasberg

Unsurpassed! Unforgettable!

Directed by Joshua Logan

Produced by Columbia Pictures

1955114 min6.4 / 10

A mid-century small-town romance centered on class conflict and sexual tension, where a drifter's arrival disrupts the social order and awakens suppressed desires.

Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.

Clusters

Long-Distance Love Stories Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Outcasts and Misfits Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Small Town Picnic Based On Play Or Musical Kansas, Usa Drifter Labor Day Sexual Repression Social Differences College Friends Mother Daughter Relationship Sister Sister Relationship Social Prejudice

Questions people ask

Is Picnic scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Picnic sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Picnic easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Picnic violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Picnic end with hope? 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.

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