Is The Fall of the House of Usher 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.

Is The Fall of the House of Usher scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Fall of the House of Usher 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 Fall of the House of Usher 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 Fall of the House of Usher 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.

The Fall of the House of Usher

Name: The Fall of the House of Usher
Genre: Horror
Released: 1928
Duration: 63 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard, Luc Dartagnan

Directed by Jean Epstein

Produced by Films Jean Epstein

192863 min7.1 / 10

A gothic horror tale of familial curse and psychological decay, where ancestral evil and obsession drive a man to desperate, violent acts.

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Allan arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Clusters

Supernatural Horror Films Star-Crossed Ghost Romance

Genres

Horror

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Crypt Silent Film

Questions people ask

Is The Fall of the House of Usher sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Fall of the House of Usher scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Fall of the House of Usher end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Fall of the House of Usher easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Fall of the House of Usher violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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