Is Sergeant Rutledge sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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 Sergeant Rutledge scary?

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.

Is Sergeant Rutledge 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.

Is Sergeant Rutledge 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.

Does Sergeant Rutledge end with hope?

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.

Sergeant Rutledge

Name: Sergeant Rutledge
Genre: Western, Crime, Drama
Released: 1960
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers, Billie Burke, Juano Hernández

Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by John Ford Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

1960111 min7.0 / 10

A courtroom drama that uses a racially charged murder trial to interrogate systemic racism and injustice in the American West.

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

Clusters

Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Complicity Under Pressure Realistic Injustice Dramas Detective And Interrogation Movies Native American & Frontier Life

Genres

Western Crime Drama

Keywords

Rape Racism Court Martial Western Drama Crime

Questions people ask

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