Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 Porridge easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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.

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.

Does Porridge 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.

Porridge

Name: Porridge
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1979
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan

Fletcher's inside story - even funnier as a film

Directed by Dick Clement

Produced by Witzend Productions, Black Lion Films

197993 min6.7 / 10

A comedic prison romp built on character humor and camaraderie, where a habitual offender navigates institutional absurdity and unwanted entanglement in an escape scheme.

Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.

Clusters

Buddy Comedy Adventures

Genres

Comedy Crime

Questions people ask

Is Porridge sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is Porridge easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is Porridge violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Porridge scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Porridge 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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