Is The Way Things Go scary?

No. Less frightening than 98% 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 Way Things Go violent?

No. Less violent 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 Way Things Go sad?

Barely. Less sad 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 Way Things Go easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting 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.

Does The Way Things Go end with hope?

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 Way Things Go

Name: The Way Things Go
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 6.6

Directed by David Weiss, Peter Fischli

198730 min6.6 / 10

A visually inventive documentary meditation on cause, effect, and the poetry of physics, presented as an extended playful experiment with found objects.

Artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss create the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. The pair used found objects to construct a complex, interdependent contraption in an empty warehouse. When set in motion, a domino-like chain reaction ripples through the complex of imaginative devices. Fire, water, the laws of gravity, and chemistry determine the life-cycle of the objects. The process reveals a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, and improbability and precision, in an extended science project that will mesmerize the mind.

Clusters

Anti-Establishment Comedies Visually Experimental Films Silly Movies With No Plot Quirky Genius Movies Classic Literary Legends

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Garbage Experiment Rube Goldberg Drawing And Painting Visual Arts

Questions people ask

Is The Way Things Go scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is The Way Things Go violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Way Things Go sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Way Things Go easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does The Way Things Go end with hope? 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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