Is The Red Badge of Courage sad?

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 Red Badge of Courage scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Red Badge of Courage 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.

Is The Red Badge of Courage violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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 Red Badge of Courage 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.

The Red Badge of Courage

Name: The Red Badge of Courage
Genre: War
Released: 1951
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Douglas Dick, Royal Dano, John Dierkes

Stephen Crane's Great American Story of the Civil War

Directed by John Huston

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

195169 min6.5 / 10

A psychological study of a young soldier's moral reckoning with cowardice and redemption amid the chaos and brutality of Civil War combat.

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.

Clusters

Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Historical War Movies

Genres

War

Keywords

Civil War

Questions people ask

Is The Red Badge of Courage sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Red Badge of Courage scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Red Badge of Courage easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Red Badge of Courage violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Does The Red Badge of Courage end with hope? 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.