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 Oath 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.

Does The Oath end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 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.

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 Oath

Name: The Oath
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Osama bin Laden, Salim Hamdan, Abu Jandal

Two Men. Bound to Al-Qaeda. Divided by Fate.

Directed by Laura Poitras

Produced by ITVS, American Documentary POV

201090 min7.4 / 10

A probing documentary that traces two men's intertwined paths through radicalization, terrorism, and the post-9/11 legal system, examining how fate and ideology collide.

Tells the story of two men, Abu Jandal and Salim Ahmed Hamdan, whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Clusters

Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Historical War Movies Gangs and Militant Groups Middle East and Africa Strong Female Characters

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Terrorism Yemen Woman Director Al Qaeda Post 9/11

Questions people ask

Is The Oath sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Oath easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Oath end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Oath scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Oath 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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