Is The Ox-Bow Incident sad?

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.

Is The Ox-Bow Incident scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Ox-Bow Incident end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Ox-Bow Incident 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.

Is The Ox-Bow Incident 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.

The Ox-Bow Incident

Name: The Ox-Bow Incident
Genre: Western
Released: 1943
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn, William Eythe

Lynch law rules the mob!

Directed by William A. Wellman

Produced by 20th Century Fox

194376 min7.7 / 10

A stark moral indictment of mob justice and the fragility of law, built on the tension between civilization and barbarism in the Old West.

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.

Clusters

Movies About Institutional Injustice Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Consequences Of Wrongdoing Justice and Freedom

Genres

Western

Keywords

Saloon Horseback Riding Nevada Arbitrary Law Theft Justice Lynching Posse Lynch Mob Cattle Rustling 19th Century Defiant

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Questions people ask

Is The Ox-Bow Incident sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Ox-Bow Incident scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Ox-Bow Incident end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Ox-Bow Incident violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Ox-Bow Incident easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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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