Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Clearing scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Clearing 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.

Is The Clearing easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Clearing violent?

Somewhat. More violent 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 Clearing

Name: The Clearing
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2004
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe, Alessandro Nivola, Matt Craven

Directed by Pieter Jan Brugge

Produced by Wildwood Enterprises, Thousand Words

200495 min5.8 / 10

A tense psychological thriller that uses a kidnapping to expose fractures in a marriage, grounded in procedural realism and moral ambiguity.

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

Questions people ask

Is The Clearing sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Clearing scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Clearing end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Clearing easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Clearing violent? Somewhat. More violent 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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