Is The Pawnbroker sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% 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 Pawnbroker easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Pawnbroker 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 Pawnbroker scary?

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.

Is The Pawnbroker 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 Pawnbroker

Name: The Pawnbroker
Genre: Drama
Released: 1965
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, Thelma Oliver

The Most Talked About Picture!

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Produced by The Pawnbroker Co., American International Pictures

1965116 min7.1 / 10

A searing portrait of a Holocaust survivor's spiritual death and moral reckoning, told through the lens of a man whose trauma has calcified into emotional isolation.

A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Religion Versus The System Movies About Institutional Injustice Racism And Social Injustice Gangster Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Holocaust (shoah)Jew Persecution Pawnbroker

Questions people ask

Is The Pawnbroker sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is The Pawnbroker easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Pawnbroker end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Pawnbroker scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Pawnbroker 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.