Somewhat. More sad 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 Playboys 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.

Does The Playboys end with hope?

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.

Is The Playboys 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.

Is The Playboys easy watching?

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 Playboys

Name: The Playboys
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn, Robin Wright, Milo O'Shea, Alan Devlin

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon

Produced by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Green Umbrella Ltd.

1992117 min6.2 / 10

A romantic drama set in 1950s rural Ireland that explores desire, social judgment, and forbidden love against a backdrop of small-town morality and jealousy.

A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).

Clusters

Historical Forbidden Romance Wartime Romance Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Guilt And Shame Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Jealousy Circus Sin Love Ireland

Questions people ask

Is The Playboys sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Playboys scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does The Playboys end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Playboys violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Playboys easy watching? 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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