Does The Bonfire of the Vanities 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 The Bonfire of the Vanities 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 The Bonfire of the Vanities 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.

Is The Bonfire of the Vanities 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 The Bonfire of the Vanities scary?

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 Bonfire of the Vanities

Name: The Bonfire of the Vanities
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek

Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and make the wrong turn in The Bronx...then sit back and watch the sparks fly.

Directed by Brian De Palma

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1990125 min5.6 / 10

A sharp, cynical satire of wealth, media, and social hypocrisy that watches a privileged man's catastrophic fall with dark comedic relish.

After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.

Clusters

Dark Comedies About Ambition Absurdist Political Satire Comedy That Turns Violent Comedic Heist Movies Comedy And Satire

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Journalist Success Satire Lovers Bad Luck Broker Social Satire Yellow-journalism Stock Broker Black Comedy

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Questions people ask

Does The Bonfire of the Vanities end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Bonfire of the Vanities easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Bonfire of the Vanities violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Bonfire of the Vanities sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Bonfire of the Vanities scary? 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.