Is The Scapegoat scary?

Yes. More frightening 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.

Is The Scapegoat 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 Scapegoat 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 Scapegoat 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 Scapegoat violent?

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 Scapegoat

Name: The Scapegoat
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1959
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth, Pamela Brown

He took another man's name... lived another man's life... loved another man's woman!

Directed by Robert Hamer

Produced by Du Maurier-Guinness

195992 min6.8 / 10

A tense identity-swap thriller that traps an ordinary man in a web of aristocratic deceit, murder, and moral compromise.

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.

Questions people ask

Is The Scapegoat scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Scapegoat sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Scapegoat end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Scapegoat easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Scapegoat violent? 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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