Is Play It as It Lays sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 Play It as It Lays end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% 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 Play It as It Lays easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Play It as It Lays violent?

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.

Is Play It as It Lays scary?

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.

Play It as It Lays

Name: Play It as It Lays
Genre: Drama
Released: 1972
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins, Adam Roarke, Tammy Grimes, Ruth Ford

Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.

Directed by Frank Perry

Produced by Universal Pictures, F.P. Productions

197299 min6.1 / 10

A bleak, introspective portrait of a woman's psychological unraveling in the hollow world of 1970s Hollywood, where numbness and alienation replace meaning.

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Unresolved Grief Stories Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Emotional Downfall

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Drug Abuse Mental Breakdown Alienation Film In Film Fame Mental Institution Mental Illness Lgbt Forced Abortion Marital Tensions Parental Alienation Lavender Marriage

Questions people ask

Is Play It as It Lays sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Play It as It Lays end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Play It as It Lays easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Play It as It Lays violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Play It as It Lays scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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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