Yes, very. More frightening than 97% 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 Shout end with hope?

No. Less hopeful 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.

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 Shout 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 Shout 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 Shout

Name: The Shout
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Released: 1978
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens, Tim Curry

A film of intense perversity - the madness of the mind.

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski

Produced by The Rank Organisation, Jeremy Thomas Productions

197886 min6.0 / 10

A psychologically unsettling invasion narrative that blurs the line between supernatural threat and psychological delusion, grounded in intimate domestic violation.

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

Clusters

Grief Turns Into Fear Reality Turning Into Horror Paranoid Reality Breakdown Urban and Small-Town Settings Sports and Competitions

Genres

Thriller Mystery Horror

Keywords

Small Town Composer Cricket Super Power Based On Short Story Devon

Questions people ask

Is The Shout scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Does The Shout end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Shout sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Shout easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Shout 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.