Is The Statement scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Statement sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Statement 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.

Does The Statement 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 Statement violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Statement

Name: The Statement
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2003
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling

At the end of World War II, many of those involved in war crimes were prosecuted. Some got away. Until now.

Directed by Norman Jewison

Produced by BBC Film, Sony Pictures Classics

2003120 min5.7 / 10

A morally weighty thriller about the long shadow of Nazi war crimes, examining justice, complicity, and whether redemption is possible for those who committed atrocities.

An ambitious Judge and an exacting Colonel re-open the sixty-year-old case of Pierre Brossard, an escaped Nazi collaborator accused of murdering seven Jews. Now an old man living a sheltered life within the Catholic Church, Brossard is also being trailed by mysterious hit men, determined to kill him before he's arrested.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Movies About Institutional Injustice Revenge Gone Wrong Religion Versus The System

Genres

Drama Thriller

Questions people ask

Is The Statement scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Statement sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Statement easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Statement end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Statement violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.