Is The Ninth Configuration sad?

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 Ninth Configuration 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.

Does The Ninth Configuration end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 Ninth Configuration 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 Ninth Configuration 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 Ninth Configuration

Name: The Ninth Configuration
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1980
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand

How do you fight a war called madness?

Directed by William Peter Blatty

Produced by Ninth Configuration, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)

1980118 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comic, philosophically ambitious exploration of madness, trauma, and faith set in a gothic military asylum where the boundary between sanity and delusion dissolves into absurdist mystery.

Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.

Questions people ask

Is The Ninth Configuration sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Ninth Configuration scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Ninth Configuration end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Ninth Configuration easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Ninth Configuration 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.

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