No. Less sad than 97% 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 General end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% 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 General easy watching?

Yes. More comforting 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 General scary?

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.

Is The General 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 General

Name: The General
Genre: Comedy, War, Romance
Released: 1926
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Produced by Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions

192679 min7.9 / 10

A virtuosic silent comedy built on physical ingenuity and romantic earnestness, where a man's devotion to his locomotive and his lady drives an escalating series of ingenious, death-defying stunts.

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

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Is The General sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Does The General end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is The General easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is The General scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The General 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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