Is Porgy and Bess sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Porgy and Bess easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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 Porgy and Bess scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Porgy and Bess violent?

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.

Does Porgy and Bess 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.

Porgy and Bess

Name: Porgy and Bess
Genre: Music, Drama, Romance
Released: 1959
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters

The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!

Directed by Otto Preminger

Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions

1959138 min6.3 / 10

A lush operatic romance set in a close-knit fishing community, balancing tender love and social hardship with musical grandeur and period charm.

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Wartime Romance American City Movies Musical Theatre & Opera Blue-Collar Jobs

Genres

Music Drama Romance

Keywords

Fisherman Musical South Carolina Based On Opera Charleston 1900s

Questions people ask

Is Porgy and Bess sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Porgy and Bess easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is Porgy and Bess scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Porgy and Bess violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Porgy and Bess 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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