Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

Barely. Less violent 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.

Does Shadows 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.

Is Shadows 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.

Shadows

Name: Shadows
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, Anthony Ray, Dennis Sallas

A film not to be missed.

Directed by John Cassavetes

Produced by Lion International

196087 min6.9 / 10

An intimate, jazz-inflected drama about identity, deception, and racial passing that grapples with the fragility of love when social prejudice intrudes.

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.

Clusters

Love Under Social Pressure Lies And Disguises Music And Musicians

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Jazz Passing For White

Questions people ask

Is Shadows sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Shadows violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Shadows end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shadows easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shadows scary? 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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