Is The Guilty 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.

Does The Guilty 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.

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.

Somewhat. More sad 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 Guilty 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 Guilty

Name: The Guilty
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2021
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard, Christina Vidal Mitchell

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Directed by Antoine Fuqua

Produced by Nine Stories Productions, Bold Films

202189 min6.4 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological thriller built almost entirely around a single phone call, where a demoted officer's moral conflict and helplessness drive mounting tension and paranoia.

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Realistic Injustice Dramas Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Psychological Thriller Movies Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Remake Psychological Thriller Police Officer Police Station Cellular Phone Trace Phone Call Emergency Abduction Wildfire Desk Work Alarm Dispatch

Where to watch

StreamNetflix

Questions people ask

Is The Guilty easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Guilty end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Guilty scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Guilty sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The Guilty 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.