Is The Passage 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 Passage scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 Passage 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 Passage end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 Passage

Name: The Passage
Genre: War, Action, Thriller
Released: 1979
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Neal, Kay Lenz

An ice-swept escape route in front of them. A cold-blooded killer behind them. The only way out is up.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson

Produced by Hemdale, Passage Films

197999 min6.0 / 10

A tense WW2 survival thriller built around a mountain escape pursued by a ruthless antagonist, balancing action and exploitation elements with the grim stakes of wartime flight.

During WW 2, a Basque shepherd is approached by the underground, who wants him to lead a scientist and his family across the Pyrenees. While being pursued by a sadistic German.

Clusters

Vengeance Over Introspection Vengeance Over Introspection Crime and Betrayal Stories Nazi Germany And Resistance Historical War Movies

Genres

War Action Thriller

Keywords

Shepherd Nazi World War Ii Exploitation Basque Country, Spain Scientist 1940s

Questions people ask

Is The Passage violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Passage scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Passage easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Passage end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is The Passage sad? 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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