Is The Trigger Effect scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Trigger Effect end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Trigger Effect 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 Trigger Effect violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 Trigger Effect sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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 Trigger Effect

Name: The Trigger Effect
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, Dermot Mulroney, Richard T. Jones, Bill Smitrovich

When Nothing Works, Anything Goes.

Directed by David Koepp

Produced by Gramercy Pictures, Universal Pictures

199694 min5.9 / 10

A tense sociological thriller that uses a blackout to strip away civilization's veneer and expose the moral compromises ordinary people make when survival is at stake.

A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environment.

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Kids In Danger Political Rebellion Movies Disabled Characters Natural Disaster Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Blackout Riot Power Outage Sick Child

Questions people ask

Is The Trigger Effect scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Trigger Effect end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Trigger Effect easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Trigger Effect violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is The Trigger Effect sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.