Yes, very. More sad 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.

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 Needle violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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 Needle end with hope?

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.

Is The Needle easy watching?

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 Needle

Name: The Needle
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1989
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Viktor Tsoi, Marina Smirnova, Aleksandr Bashirov, Pyotr Mamonov, Archimed Iskakov

Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock.

Directed by Rashid Nugmanov

Produced by Kazakhfilm

198976 min6.8 / 10

A gritty Soviet-era drama about addiction and redemption, where a man confronts both personal loss and systemic corruption through his attempt to save a former lover.

Moro returns to Alma-Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina and discovers she has become a morphine addict. He decides to help her kick the habit and to fight the local drug mafia responsible for her condition.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal

Genres

Drama Thriller Mystery

Questions people ask

Is The Needle sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Needle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Needle violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Does The Needle end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Needle easy watching? 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.

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