Is The Middle Man sad?

Yes. More sad 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.

Does The Middle Man end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful 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.

Is The Middle Man violent?

Not especially. Less violent 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.

Is The Middle Man easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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 Middle Man scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Middle Man

Name: The Middle Man
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2021
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Pål Sverre Hagen, Tuva Novotny, Nina Andresen Borud, Aksel Hennie, Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Death is a hard way to make a living.

Directed by Bent Hamer

Produced by Bulbul Films, Pandora Film

202195 min6.1 / 10

A darkly comic meditation on economic despair and human resilience, told through the absurdist premise of a professional bearer of bad news in a dying town.

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Drama Dark Comedy Nightmares Comedy And Satire Sarcastic Comedies

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Dark Comedy Deadpan

Questions people ask

Is The Middle Man sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Middle Man end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Middle Man violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Middle Man easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Middle Man scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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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