Is The Bad and the Beautiful sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Bad and the Beautiful end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 Bad and the Beautiful 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 Bad and the Beautiful violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Bad and the Beautiful easy watching?

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 Bad and the Beautiful

Name: The Bad and the Beautiful
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1952
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan

I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

1952118 min7.3 / 10

A stylish, multi-perspective examination of ambition and ruthlessness in old Hollywood, told through the bitter recollections of those exploited by a charismatic producer's rise.

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Clusters

Corrupted by Ambition Emotional Downfall Urban and Small-Town Settings Bittersweet Memories Myth and Storytelling

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Movie Business Rise And Fall Flashback Hollywood Black And White Told In Flashback

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Questions people ask

Is The Bad and the Beautiful sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Bad and the Beautiful end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Bad and the Beautiful scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Bad and the Beautiful violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Bad and the Beautiful easy watching? 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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