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.

Is The Furnace scary?

Yes. More frightening 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.

Does The Furnace 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 Furnace 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.

Is The Furnace easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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 Furnace

Name: The Furnace
Genre: Western, History
Released: 2020
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: David Wenham, Ahmed Malek, Jay Ryan, Erik Thomson, Baykali Ganambarr

There is no Grace of God here. Just the land, and all its spoils.

Directed by Roderick MacKay

Produced by Meaning Maker, Southern Light Films

2020116 min6.8 / 10

A gritty, morally ambiguous outback western about survival and complicity, steeped in colonial violence and the harsh indifference of the frontier.

To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.

Clusters

Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Unresolved Grief Stories Supernatural Horror Films Conspiracy Thrillers Native American & Frontier Life

Genres

Western History

Keywords

Opium Camel Bullet Wound Stolen Gold Colonial Era Australian Outback Initiation Ceremony Australian Western Smelting 1890s Western Australia Australian Gold Rush

Questions people ask

Is The Furnace sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Furnace scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does The Furnace end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Furnace violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Furnace easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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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