Is The Lost Weekend sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Lost Weekend easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Lost Weekend end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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.

Is The Lost Weekend scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Lost Weekend 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 Lost Weekend

Name: The Lost Weekend
Genre: Drama
Released: 1945
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling

The screen dares to open the strange and savage pages of a shocking bestseller!

Directed by Billy Wilder

Produced by Paramount Pictures

1945101 min7.6 / 10

A harrowing descent into alcoholic despair, told with noir austerity and psychological intensity, that unflinchingly examines addiction's grip on a man's self-destruction.

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

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Questions people ask

Is The Lost Weekend sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is The Lost Weekend easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Lost Weekend end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Lost Weekend scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Lost Weekend 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.