Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 sad 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.

Somewhat. More violent 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.

Does Quills 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.

Is Quills 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.

Quills

Name: Quills
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw

Meet the Marquis de Sade. The pleasure is all his.

Directed by Philip Kaufman

Produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Industry Entertainment Partners

2000124 min7.2 / 10

A provocative, intellectually charged drama about artistic freedom and repression set in a Napoleonic asylum, where desire and ideology clash in an increasingly dark power struggle.

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Conspiracy Thrillers Doomed Romantic Obsession Paranoid Sci-Fi Conspiracies Crime and Corruption

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Paris, France Smuggling (contraband)Asylum French Revolution Based On Play Or Musical Maid Erotic Novel 19th Century Erotic Forbidden Book

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Questions people ask

Is Quills scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Quills sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Quills violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.
Does Quills end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Quills 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.