Is The State of Things scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 State of Things 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.

Is The State of Things 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.

Does The State of Things end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 State of Things easy watching?

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 State of Things

Name: The State of Things
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Isabelle Weingarten, Rebecca Pauly, Jeffrey Kime, Geoffrey Carey, Camila Mora-Scheihing

They didn't want to kill him. They just wanted a story.

Directed by Wim Wenders

Produced by Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ZDF

1982121 min6.4 / 10

A meta-cinematic drama about a film crew stranded in Portugal, grappling with creative collapse and the murky boundary between fiction and reality.

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.

Clusters

Mental Illness Caregiving Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Filmmaking Movie Producer

Questions people ask

Is The State of Things scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The State of Things sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The State of Things violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does The State of Things end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The State of Things easy watching? 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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