Does The Roaring Twenties end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Roaring Twenties sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Roaring Twenties 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.

Is The Roaring Twenties 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 Roaring Twenties 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 Roaring Twenties

Name: The Roaring Twenties
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1939
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, Jeffrey Lynn

The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1939104 min7.5 / 10

A period crime drama tracing the rise and fall of bootleggers during Prohibition, driven by ambition and personal rivalry in a lawless era.

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Clusters

Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty Organized Crime Movies Alcohol and Drinking Kindness And Love

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Prohibition Era Gangster Great Depression 1920s Admiring

Questions people ask

Does The Roaring Twenties end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Roaring Twenties sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Roaring Twenties violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Roaring Twenties scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Roaring Twenties 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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