Is The Day of the Locust sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Day of the Locust 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.

Is The Day of the Locust violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Day of the Locust 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 Day of the Locust scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

The Day of the Locust

Name: The Day of the Locust
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Geraldine Page

By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.

Directed by John Schlesinger

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions

1975145 min6.4 / 10

A caustic, melancholic portrait of Hollywood's underbelly in the 1930s, where desperate dreamers collide with industry machinery and moral decay.

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

Questions people ask

Is The Day of the Locust sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Day of the Locust end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Day of the Locust violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Day of the Locust easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Day of the Locust scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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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