Does The Killing 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 Killing scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Killing 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 Killing 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.

The Killing

Name: The Killing
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1956
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia

In all its fury and violence...

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Produced by United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions

195685 min7.6 / 10

A taut, fatalistic noir heist where ambition and betrayal collide, undone by the weakness of human bonds and the inevitability of ruin.

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

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Questions people ask

Does The Killing end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Killing scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Killing sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Killing easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Killing violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.