Is Under Pressure scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Under Pressure end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Under Pressure 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.

Is Under Pressure 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.

Is Under Pressure 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.

Under Pressure

Name: Under Pressure
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1997
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Mare Winningham, David Andrews, Noah Fleiss, Chelsea Russo

Everyone has a breaking point

Directed by Craig R. Baxley

Produced by Largo Entertainment

199788 min5.5 / 10

A dark psychological thriller about a man's unraveling under isolation and restraint, escalating from neighborly conflict into violence and hostage terror.

When decorated firefighter Lyle Wilder is restrained from seeing his wife and child after abuse allegations, he turns his attention to his neighbours. During a heatwave, what starts as a neighbourly feud turns into outright assault.

Clusters

Psychological Thriller Movies Realistic Films About Cruelty Revenge Gone Wrong Mob Double Crosses Gunslinger Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Hostage Russian Roulette Firefighter

Questions people ask

Is Under Pressure scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Under Pressure end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Under Pressure easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Under Pressure violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Under Pressure 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.

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