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.

Does Variety end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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.

Not especially. Less violent 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is Variety easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Variety

Name: Variety
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Sandy McLeod, Richard M. Davidson, Luis Guzmán, Will Patton, Nan Goldin

Christine watches men watch women

Directed by Bette Gordon

Produced by ZDF, Variety Motion Pictures

1985101 min5.4 / 10

A psychologically probing character study of a repressed woman's voyeuristic obsession with desire and the male gaze, set against the seedy underbelly of 1980s Times Square.

A repressed young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tickets.

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Slow Emotional Collapse Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Erotic Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Woman Director Porno Theater

Questions people ask

Is Variety sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Variety end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Variety violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Variety scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Variety easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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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