Is The Wailing scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 Wailing 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 Wailing 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.

Does The Wailing end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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. 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 Wailing 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 Wailing

Name: The Wailing
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 2016
Duration: 156 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Jun Kunimura, Kim Hwan-hee

Never be tempted.

Directed by Na Hong-jin

Produced by Fox International Productions, Ivanhoe Pictures

2016156 min7.4 / 10

A deeply ambiguous folk-horror mystery that uses spiritual dread and interpretive uncertainty to explore faith, guilt, and the impossibility of knowing truth.

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

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Questions people ask

Is The Wailing scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Wailing one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 89% of films.
Is The Wailing easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does The Wailing end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Wailing sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Wailing 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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