Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 Poison end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 violent 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 Poison 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 frightening 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.

Poison

Name: Poison
Genre: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1991
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Edith Meeks, Millie White, Buck Smith, Anne Giotta, Lydia Lafleur

Directed by Todd Haynes

Produced by Bronze Eye Productions

199185 min6.0 / 10

A provocative, formally fragmented meditation on transgression, desire, and punishment that uses horror and surrealism to interrogate sexuality, disease, and social condemnation.

A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.

Questions people ask

Is Poison sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Poison end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Poison violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Poison easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Poison scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.