Is Playing for Time 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.

Is Playing for Time easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Playing for Time 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 Playing for Time scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Playing for Time violent?

Somewhat. More violent 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.

Playing for Time

Name: Playing for Time
Genre: Drama, Music, History, TV Movie
Released: 1980
Duration: 150 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Maud Adams, Christine Baranski, Robin Bartlett

Directed by Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent

Produced by Szygzy Productions

1980150 min6.9 / 10

A harrowing historical drama about musicians forced to use their art as a tool of survival and complicity within the machinery of genocide.

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Religion Versus The System Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Realistic Injustice Dramas Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama Music History TV Movie

Keywords

Concentration Camp World War Ii Auschwitz-birkenau Concentration Camp Orchestra Based On Memoir Or Autobiography

Questions people ask

Is Playing for Time sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Playing for Time easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Playing for Time end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Playing for Time scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Playing for Time violent? Somewhat. More violent 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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