Is Silent Tongue sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 Silent Tongue end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% 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 Silent Tongue easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Silent Tongue scary?

Yes. More frightening 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.

Is Silent Tongue 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.

Silent Tongue

Name: Silent Tongue
Genre: Western, Horror, Drama, Romance
Released: 1994
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Alan Bates, Richard Harris, River Phoenix, Dermot Mulroney, Tantoo Cardinal

Justice can never be silenced.

Directed by Sam Shepard

Produced by Mire, Belbo Films

1994102 min4.7 / 10

A haunting, grief-stricken Western that blends supernatural horror with profound melancholy, exploring loss, guilt, and the refusal to let go.

Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't bury her. His father, who bought him the wife, thinks her sister might reason with Roe.

Clusters

Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Native American & Frontier Life Zombie Horror Movies

Genres

Western Horror Drama Romance

Keywords

Wife Tree Native American Sister Grief Corpse

Questions people ask

Is Silent Tongue sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Silent Tongue end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Silent Tongue easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Silent Tongue scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Silent Tongue violent? 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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