Does Saint Jack 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 frightening 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.

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Is Saint Jack 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.

Is Saint Jack easy watching?

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.

Saint Jack

Name: Saint Jack
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland, Rodney Bewes

"People make love for so many crazy reasons-- why shouldn't money be one of them?" - The Gospel According To Saint Jack

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Produced by Shoals Creek, Copa del Oro

1979115 min6.7 / 10

A morally ambiguous character study of an American hustler navigating the sex trade in 1970s Singapore, blending cynical pragmatism with unexpected humanity.

Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.

Clusters

Dark Comedies About Ambition Dark Comedy Drama Gender and Sexual Identity Historical War Movies Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Vietnam War Brothel Singapore Pimp Prostitution Transsexual Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Does Saint Jack end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Saint Jack scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Saint Jack sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Saint Jack violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Saint Jack easy watching? 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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