Is The Handmaid's Tale sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Handmaid's Tale scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Handmaid's Tale easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Handmaid's Tale violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Handmaid's Tale 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.

The Handmaid's Tale

Name: The Handmaid's Tale
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1990
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant

A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Produced by Cinecom Entertainment Group, Cinetudes Films

1990108 min6.1 / 10

A bleak, intellectually rigorous dystopian drama about a woman stripped of autonomy and humanity under a theocratic regime, driven by paranoia and existential dread.

In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Questions people ask

Is The Handmaid's Tale sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Handmaid's Tale scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Handmaid's Tale easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Handmaid's Tale violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Handmaid's Tale end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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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