Does The Agony and the Ecstasy 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.

Is The Agony and the Ecstasy violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Agony and the Ecstasy scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Agony and the Ecstasy easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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 Agony and the Ecstasy 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.

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Name: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1965
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo

From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.

Directed by Carol Reed

Produced by International Classics

1965138 min7.1 / 10

A grand historical drama about artistic struggle and divine purpose, centered on Michelangelo's internal conflict between doubt and inspiration as he creates one of history's greatest works.

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.

Clusters

Faith Rewarded Stories Faith Tested By Hardship Space and Science Wonders Priests and Religious Leaders Medieval Period

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Vatican (holy See)Pope Artist Painter Biography Michelangelo 16th Century Italian Renaissance Sistine Chapel

Questions people ask

Does The Agony and the Ecstasy end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Agony and the Ecstasy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Agony and the Ecstasy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Agony and the Ecstasy easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Agony and the Ecstasy sad? 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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