Is The Castle violent?

No. Less violent than 92% 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 Castle end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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.

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Castle 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

The Castle

Name: The Castle
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1997
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Ulrich Mühe, Susanne Lothar, Frank Giering, Felix Eitner, Nikolaus Paryla

Directed by Michael Haneke

Produced by ARTE, Wega Film

1997123 min6.1 / 10

A cerebral, paranoia-laden allegory about an individual's futile struggle against an impersonal, labyrinthine bureaucratic system.

When land surveyor K arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Paranoid Reality Breakdown Government Oppression Dramas Myth and Storytelling

Genres

Drama Mystery

Keywords

Bureaucracy Allegory

Questions people ask

Is The Castle violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does The Castle end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Castle sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Castle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Castle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.