Is The Proposition sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 Proposition 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.

Does The Proposition 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 Proposition 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 Proposition 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 Proposition

Name: The Proposition
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Madeleine Stowe, Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, Robert Loggia, Blythe Danner

One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.

Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter

Produced by Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

1998110 min5.9 / 10

A morally complex drama about desire, faith, and sacrifice set in 1930s Boston, where a priest's hidden past intersects with a couple's desperate longing and a young man's forbidden love.

Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is sterile, so they hire Harvard law student Roger Martin to impregnate Eleanor, but unfortunately Roger falls in love with her.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Loneliness and Longing Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Toxic Romance Movies Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Parish Sterility Priest Miscarriage Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is The Proposition sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Proposition violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does The Proposition end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Proposition scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Proposition 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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