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 The Abyss end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 The Abyss easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 The Abyss 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.

The Abyss

Name: The Abyss
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Sami Frey, Anna Karina, Philippe Léotard, Jacques Lippe

Directed by André Delvaux

Produced by Philippe Dussart S.a.r.l., La Sept

1988110 min5.4 / 10

A meditative, historically grounded tragedy about a fugitive intellectual returning to his origins in Inquisition-era Bruges, confronting identity, mortality, and the cost of nonconformity.

The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years. But he remains a non-conformist. He returns to his native Bruges, where he thinks he has been forgotten. In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant.

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Religion Versus The System Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Supernatural Horror Films Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Bisexuality Book Burning Alchemy Naturalism Medieval Physician

Questions people ask

Is The Abyss sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Abyss end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Abyss scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Abyss easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Abyss 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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