Is The Petrified Forest scary?

Yes. More frightening 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 Petrified Forest sad?

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.

Does The Petrified Forest 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.

Is The Petrified Forest violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Petrified Forest easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

The Petrified Forest

Name: The Petrified Forest
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1936
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!

Directed by Archie Mayo

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

193682 min7.1 / 10

A tense hostage drama set in an isolated desert diner where a waitress's dreams collide with a drifter's philosophy and a killer's brutality, exploring aspiration and mortality under threat.

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

Questions people ask

Is The Petrified Forest scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Petrified Forest sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The Petrified Forest end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Petrified Forest violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Petrified Forest easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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