Does Room 237 end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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 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.

Is Room 237 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.

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.

Room 237

Name: Room 237
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner

Some movies stay with you forever... and ever... and ever.

Directed by Rodney Ascher

Produced by Highland Park Classics

2012103 min6.1 / 10

A cerebral, paranoia-soaked exploration of obsessive film interpretation that treats conspiracy theories as valid lenses for understanding a masterwork.

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.

Clusters

Reality Turning Into Horror Dark Comedy Nightmares Conspiracy Thrillers Paranoid Reality Breakdown Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Conspiracy Theory Filmmaking Cinema History

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Does Room 237 end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Room 237 scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Room 237 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Room 237 violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Room 237 sad? 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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