The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

...some lives cross, others collide.

Directed by Sean Penn

Produced by Miramax

1995111 min6.0 / 10

A dark, introspective meditation on grief and vengeance that follows a broken father's obsessive pursuit of the man who killed his daughter.

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Crossing Guard sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Does The Crossing Guard end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Crossing Guard easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Crossing Guard violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Crossing Guard 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.

26/ 100

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Rarity48

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Surprise12

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Love22

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