Is The Chairman scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Chairman 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 Chairman violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Chairman end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

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.

The Chairman

Name: The Chairman
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1969
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie, Keye Luke

If the Red Chinese don't kill him... a computer in London will!

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox

196993 min5.5 / 10

A Cold War spy thriller built on paranoia and betrayal, where a scientist's own government becomes as much a threat as his enemies.

An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button!

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Crime and Betrayal Stories Man-Made Monsters Vengeance Over Introspection Historical War Movies

Genres

Action Thriller

Keywords

Spy Cold War Countdown

Questions people ask

Is The Chairman scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Chairman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Chairman violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does The Chairman end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Chairman sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

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