Does The Tin Drum end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 95% 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, very. More sad than 92% 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 Tin Drum one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 89% 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 Tin Drum easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Tin Drum 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 Tin Drum 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.

The Tin Drum

Name: The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1979
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Produced by Jadran Film, Artemis Film

1979162 min7.0 / 10

A sprawling, darkly surreal chronicle of a dwarf's refusal to grow amid the chaos of Weimar and Nazi Germany, blending grotesque family dysfunction with historical catastrophe.

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

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Questions people ask

Does The Tin Drum end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.
Is The Tin Drum sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.
Is The Tin Drum one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 89% of films.
Is The Tin Drum easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is The Tin Drum scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Tin Drum violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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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