Does Sympathy for the Devil end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Sympathy for the Devil 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 Sympathy for the Devil easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Sympathy for the Devil sad?

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 Sympathy for the Devil 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.

Sympathy for the Devil

Name: Sympathy for the Devil
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1968
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman

Jean-Luc Godard on Black Power, Rape, Murder, Fascism, Acid, Pornography, Sex, Revolution, Brutality and all the other things that make life worth living.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Produced by Cupid Productions

1968115 min6.3 / 10

A provocative, formally experimental documentary that intercuts Rolling Stones rehearsal with fragmented vignettes on 1968's social upheaval, using montage and abstraction to interrogate power, violence, and cultural rupture.

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.

Clusters

Reality Turning Into Horror Dark Comedy Nightmares Absurdist Political Satire Music And Musicians Conflict And Contrasts

Genres

Documentary Music

Keywords

Social Documentary Cultural Conflict Social & Cultural Documentary Music Documentary Cultural Change Cultural History The Rolling Stones

Questions people ask

Does Sympathy for the Devil end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Sympathy for the Devil scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Sympathy for the Devil easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Sympathy for the Devil sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Sympathy for the Devil 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.