Is This Sporting Life sad?

Yes, very. More sad 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.

Does This Sporting Life 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.

Is This Sporting Life 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 This Sporting Life violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 This Sporting Life scary?

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.

This Sporting Life

Name: This Sporting Life
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, William Hartnell, Colin Blakely

He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.

Directed by Lindsay Anderson

Produced by Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

1963134 min7.0 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of a brutish rugby player's emotional incapacity and the damage his coldness inflicts on those around him, rooted in working-class Northern England.

In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

Clusters

Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Toxic Romantic Relationships Consequences Of Wrongdoing Corrupted by Ambition Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Northern England Based On Novel Or Book Sports Widow Rugby Yorkshire Black And White Bitterness Kitchen Sink Realism Coal Miner Landlady Tenant Relationship

Questions people ask

Is This Sporting Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does This Sporting Life end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is This Sporting Life easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is This Sporting Life violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is This Sporting Life scary? 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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