Is The Book of Eli violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 97% 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 Book of Eli one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular 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 Book of Eli easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Book of Eli scary?

Yes. More frightening 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 Book of Eli sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Does The Book of Eli end with hope?

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 Book of Eli

Name: The Book of Eli
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2010
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals

Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.

Directed by Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes

Produced by Alcon Entertainment, Silver Pictures

2010118 min6.8 / 10

A grimdark post-apocalyptic action thriller that uses faith and scripture as both literal MacGuffin and existential anchor in a brutalized world.

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

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Questions people ask

Is The Book of Eli violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.
Is The Book of Eli one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.
Is The Book of Eli easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Book of Eli scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Book of Eli sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Book of Eli end with hope? 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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