Is The Cry of the Owl sad?

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.

Does The Cry of the Owl end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 Cry of the Owl scary?

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.

Is The Cry of the Owl violent?

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.

Is The Cry of the Owl easy watching?

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 Cry of the Owl

Name: The Cry of the Owl
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1987
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Virginie Thévenet

Directed by Claude Chabrol

Produced by TF1, Civite Casa Films

1987102 min5.2 / 10

A psychologically tense romantic thriller built on voyeurism and transgression, where an architect's obsessive watching of a woman becomes entangled with genuine attraction and moral ambiguity.

Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...

Clusters

Toxic Romance Movies Doomed Romantic Obsession Stalkers and Voyeurs Zombie Horror Movies

Genres

Drama Romance Thriller

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Stalking Dead Woman Voyeurism

Questions people ask

Is The Cry of the Owl sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Cry of the Owl end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Cry of the Owl scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Cry of the Owl violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Cry of the Owl easy watching? 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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