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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Shadrach 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.

Does Shadrach 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.

Shadrach

Name: Shadrach
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell, Martin Sheen, John Franklin Sawyer, Scott Terra

Directed by Susanna Styron

Produced by Nu Image, Tidewater Pictures Inc.

199888 min6.0 / 10

A meditative drama about dignity, belonging, and moral conscience set against the backdrop of Jim Crow Virginia, centered on an elderly former slave's final wish and the family forced to reckon with it.

In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.

Clusters

Coping With Grief Overcoming Adversity Stories Faith and Doubt Stories Faith Rewarded Stories Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Slavery Racial Segregation Slave Virginia Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Shadrach sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Shadrach scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Shadrach violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Shadrach easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Shadrach 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.

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