Yes, very. More frightening than 95% 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, very. More violent than 95% 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 88% 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 Salvador end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Salvador 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.

Salvador

Name: Salvador
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1986
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7
Cast: James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy, John Savage, Elpidia Carrillo

Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...

Directed by Oliver Stone

Produced by Hemdale, Cinema '85

1986123 min7.0 / 10

A harrowing, morally complex war thriller that uses one journalist's descent into a civil war's brutality to interrogate complicity, survival, and the cost of bearing witness.

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

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Questions people ask

Is Salvador scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Is Salvador violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Salvador sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Salvador end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Salvador easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.