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 Boom easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Boom 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 Boom

Name: The Boom
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1963
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Gianna Maria Canale, Ettore Geri, Elena Nicolai, Mariolina Bovo

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Produced by DDL Cinematografica

196389 min6.9 / 10

A satirical 1950s Italian comedy about consumerism and desperation, balancing social critique with farcical humor and domestic tension.

Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...

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Comedy

Keywords

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Questions people ask

Is The Boom violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Boom easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is The Boom sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Boom scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does The Boom 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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