Is The Rosary Murders scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Rosary Murders 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 Rosary Murders violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 Rosary Murders 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.

Does The Rosary Murders 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.

The Rosary Murders

Name: The Rosary Murders
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1987
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, Josef Sommer, James Murtaugh

God works in mysterious ways. Man works in the deadliest.

Directed by Fred Walton

Produced by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, New Line Cinema

1987105 min5.6 / 10

A morally complex thriller that pits a priest's spiritual duty against his civic responsibility when a serial killer confesses to him.

A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Supernatural Horror Films Grief Turns Into Fear

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

Questions people ask

Is The Rosary Murders scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Rosary Murders easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Rosary Murders violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is The Rosary Murders sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Rosary Murders end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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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