Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does Stroszek end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

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 Stroszek 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.

Stroszek

Name: Stroszek
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz, Wilhelm von Homburg, Burkhard Driest

A Ballad

Directed by Werner Herzog

Produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, ZDF

1977108 min7.3 / 10

A melancholic, philosophically searching portrait of marginal lives chasing the American dream, told with deadpan observation and surreal detachment.

Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

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Questions people ask

Is Stroszek sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Stroszek end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Stroszek violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Stroszek easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Stroszek 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.