Is The Onion Field sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Onion Field easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Onion Field violent?

Yes. More violent 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.

Does The Onion Field 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 Onion Field scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Onion Field

Name: The Onion Field
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1979
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 6
Cast: John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson, Ronny Cox

What happened in the onion field is true. But the real crime is what happened after.

Directed by Harold Becker

Produced by Black Marble Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures

1979122 min6.0 / 10

A grim, procedurally-focused true-crime drama that examines how legal systems fail victims and how trauma fractures the survivors left behind.

An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Death Penalty Films Serial Killers And Assassins Murder And Assassination Hidden Rooms In Houses

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Cop-killer Based On True Story Police Officer Killed Capital Punishment In The Closet

Questions people ask

Is The Onion Field sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Onion Field easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Onion Field violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Onion Field end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Onion Field scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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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