Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 frightening than 84% 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 Svengali easy watching?

Yes. More comforting 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.

Does Svengali end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 sad than 73% 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.

Svengali

Name: Svengali
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Kumud Pant, Michael Socha, Maxine Peake

Life, love and a band. Can he manage it?

Directed by John Hardwick

Produced by Root Films

201390 min5.4 / 10

A charming, energetic comedy about a passionate music fan pursuing his dream of managing a band, grounded in warmth and the joy of creative ambition.

Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…

Clusters

Feel-Good Belonging & Self-Discovery Underdog Comedy Teams

Genres

Comedy

Questions people ask

Is Svengali violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Svengali scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Svengali easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Svengali end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Svengali sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

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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