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.

Does The Search end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Search violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 Search easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

The Search

Name: The Search
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1948
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Aline MacMahon, Wendell Corey, Jarmila Novotná

Everybody agrees MGM's The Search is a wonderful motion picture!

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Produced by Praesens-Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1948104 min7.1 / 10

A tender postwar drama about an orphaned boy and the American soldier who befriends him, anchored by the ache of separation and the search for lost family.

In postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is befriended by an American GI while the boy's mother desperately searches for him.

Questions people ask

Is The Search sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Search end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is The Search scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Search violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Search easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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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