Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does The Gambler end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Gambler 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 Gambler 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.

Is The Gambler 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.

The Gambler

Name: The Gambler
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1974
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky, Jacqueline Brookes

For $10,000 they break your arms. For $20,000 they break your legs. Axel Freed owes $44,000.

Directed by Karel Reisz

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Winkler Films

1974112 min6.7 / 10

A dark, psychologically intense portrait of a man's descent into gambling addiction and the mounting consequences that threaten his life and livelihood.

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust American City Movies Organized Crime Movies Games And Gambling

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

New York City Gambling Professor Money Mafia Debt Jewish American Gambling Addiction

Questions people ask

Is The Gambler sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Gambler end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Gambler easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Gambler scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Gambler violent? 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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