Is The Falls violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Falls 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 Falls 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 Falls

Name: The Falls
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy
Released: 1982
Duration: 187 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Colin Cantlie, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Adam Leys, Sheila Canfield

Directed by Peter Greenaway

Produced by BFI

1982187 min7.2 / 10

An avant-garde mockumentary that fragments a surreal mass-obsession event into 92 absurdist vignettes, prioritizing conceptual playfulness and interpretive openness over narrative coherence.

Told in the form of a mock documentary in 92 short parts, nineteen million people are left obsessed with birds and flight following a strange occurrence. A documentarian analyses the lives of all the survivors whose surnames begin with FALL to uncover the truth behind the event.

Clusters

Visually Experimental Films Myth and Storytelling Documentary Filmmaking Styles

Genres

Science Fiction Comedy

Keywords

Mockumentary Found Footage Non-narrative Experimental Film Nonlinear Narrative

Questions people ask

Is The Falls violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Falls sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Falls scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does The Falls end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Falls 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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