Is Riding the Bullet sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Riding the Bullet scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 Riding the Bullet 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.

Does Riding the Bullet 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 Riding the Bullet 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.

Riding the Bullet

Name: Riding the Bullet
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2004
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Jonathan Jackson, Barbara Hershey, David Arquette, Erika Christensen, Cliff Robertson

The dead travel fast

Directed by Mick Garris

Produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America, Apollo Productions

200498 min5.1 / 10

A dark, introspective journey through grief and mortality where a suicidal young man confronts death itself while hitchhiking to his dying mother's bedside.

In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to commit suicide on his birthday but his friends manage to stop him. He receives news that his mother has had a stroke and decides to hitchhike to visit her at the hospital.

Clusters

Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Grief Turns Into Fear Roads and Railways

Genres

Drama Horror Thriller

Keywords

Suicide Ex-girlfriend Apoplectic Stroke Halloween Roller Coaster / Rollercoaster Woman Smoking Hitchhiking Loss Of Mother Adaptation Visions

Questions people ask

Is Riding the Bullet sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Riding the Bullet scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Riding the Bullet easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Riding the Bullet end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Riding the Bullet violent? 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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