Is The Prisoner of Second Avenue violent?

Barely. Less violent 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 Prisoner of Second Avenue scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Prisoner of Second Avenue end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 Prisoner of Second Avenue sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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 Prisoner of Second Avenue 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 Prisoner of Second Avenue

Name: The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley

...and you think you've got problems.

Directed by Melvin Frank

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

197598 min6.7 / 10

A darkly comedic portrait of middle-class crisis and urban claustrophobia, where a man's unraveling under unemployment and heat becomes both funny and painfully human.

Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.

Clusters

Dark Comedies About Ambition Comedy That Turns Sharp Dark Comedy Drama The Bittersweet Cost of Living American City Movies

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

New York City Neighbor Nervous Breakdown Unemployment Heatwave

Questions people ask

Is The Prisoner of Second Avenue violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Prisoner of Second Avenue scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does The Prisoner of Second Avenue end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Prisoner of Second Avenue sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The Prisoner of Second Avenue 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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