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.

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Pursued end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 violent than 68% 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 Pursued easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Pursued

Name: Pursued
Genre: Western, Drama, Romance
Released: 1947
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale

Robert Mitchum fights for the love of three people who want to see him dead...his family.

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Produced by United States Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

1947101 min6.6 / 10

A noir-inflected western about a traumatized man caught between love and suspicion within a family that harbors murderous secrets.

A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Romantic Psychological Thrillers Extended Family Relationships Family Struggles Growing Up Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Western Drama Romance

Keywords

Nightmare Brother-in-law Self-defense Childhood Trauma Film Noir Foster Sister Western Noir Earnest

Questions people ask

Is Pursued sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Pursued scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Pursued end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Pursued violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Pursued easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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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