Is Waiting for "Superman" 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 Waiting for "Superman" scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Waiting for "Superman" sad?

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 Waiting for "Superman" end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful 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.

Is Waiting for "Superman" easy watching?

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.

Waiting for "Superman"

Name: Waiting for "Superman"
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Charles Adams, Jonathan Alter, Geoffrey Canada, Celeste Bell

The fate of our country won't be decided on a battlefield, it will be determined in a classroom.

Directed by Davis Guggenheim

Produced by Electric Kinney Films, Walden Media

2010111 min6.9 / 10

A passionate documentary indictment of systemic educational failure that balances heartbreak with hope through intimate portraits of families and students fighting for better futures.

Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.

Clusters

Conscience Against the System Ethnic American Identity Professional Occupations School Life

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Classroom Education Teacher School Hispanic Duringcreditsstinger

Questions people ask

Is Waiting for "Superman" violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Waiting for "Superman" scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Waiting for "Superman" sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Waiting for "Superman" end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is Waiting for "Superman" easy watching? 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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