Is The Secret Agent sad?

Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does The Secret Agent 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 Secret Agent scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Secret Agent violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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 Secret Agent 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.

The Secret Agent

Name: The Secret Agent
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Jim Broadbent, Christian Bale, Gérard Depardieu

In Victorian London, a city of spies, one woman is about to be caught in a web of conspiracy and only one man has the power to protect her.

Directed by Christopher Hampton

Produced by Capitol Films, World Film Music Limited

199695 min5.6 / 10

A dark, morally murky thriller about a double agent's betrayal that destroys his family, steeped in Victorian paranoia and tragic inevitability.

In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Gone Wrong Depression and Complicity Consequences Of Wrongdoing Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Mentally Disabled Bomb Wife Brother-in-law Police Inspector Greenwich London Older Husband Shop Owner

Questions people ask

Is The Secret Agent sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Secret Agent end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Secret Agent scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Secret Agent violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Secret Agent easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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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