Does The Road Builder end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% 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 Road Builder 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 Road Builder 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 Road Builder easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Road Builder 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.

The Road Builder

Name: The Road Builder
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: 1971
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay, Jean Anderson, Graham Crowden

A lonely woman in a decaying mansion... A young stranger on a big, black bike.

Directed by Alastair Reid

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Youngstreet

197198 min6.3 / 10

A gothic psychological thriller built on sexual tension and paranoia, where isolation and desire become entangled with the threat of hidden menace.

The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there may be more to him than meets the eye.

Clusters

Doomed Romantic Obsession Sexy Romance Films Serial Killers And Assassins Horror Subgenres Friendship Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller Horror

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Sexual Tension Serial Killer Gothic Horror Older Woman Younger Man Relationship Blind Mother Home Intrusion

Questions people ask

Does The Road Builder end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Road Builder sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is The Road Builder scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Road Builder easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Road Builder violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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