Is The Ugly American 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 Ugly American scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Ugly American 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 Ugly American violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 Ugly American 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 Ugly American

Name: The Ugly American
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle, Arthur Hill

The most explosive adventure of our time!

Directed by George Englund

Produced by Universal International Pictures

1963115 min6.6 / 10

A politically engaged Cold War drama about American arrogance and ideological blindness in Southeast Asia, built on the tragic consequences of one man's failure to understand local complexity.

An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war threatens a tense peace. Despite his knowledge, once he's there, MacWhite sees only a dichotomy between the U.S. and Communism. He can't accept that anti-American sentiment might be a longing for self-determination and nationalism. So, he breaks from his friend Deong, a local opposition leader, ignores a foreman's advice about slowing the building of a road, and tries to muscle ahead. What price must the country and his friends pay for him to get some sense?

Clusters

Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Loyalty Under Pressure East Asian History & Culture Tropical Island Movies

Genres

Thriller Drama

Keywords

Politics Southeast Asia Fictitious Country U.s. Ambassador

Questions people ask

Is The Ugly American sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Ugly American scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does The Ugly American end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Ugly American violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Ugly American 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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