Does The American Friend end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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.

Is The American Friend scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 American Friend sad?

Yes, very. More sad 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.

Is The American Friend violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 American Friend 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.

The American Friend

Name: The American Friend
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1977
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray

Directed by Wim Wenders

Produced by Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions

1977125 min7.1 / 10

A morally murky thriller about manipulation and mortality, where a dying man is drawn into a criminal underworld through calculated exploitation of his terminal condition.

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

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Questions people ask

Does The American Friend end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The American Friend scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The American Friend sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The American Friend violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The American Friend easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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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