Is Waterloo Bridge sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% 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 Waterloo Bridge scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Waterloo Bridge violent?

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.

Does Waterloo Bridge end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

Is Waterloo Bridge 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.

Waterloo Bridge

Name: Waterloo Bridge
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1931
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Doris Lloyd, Frederick Kerr, Enid Bennett

Directed by James Whale

Produced by Universal Pictures

193181 min6.9 / 10

A pre-code romance built on class anxiety and moral secrecy, where wartime passion collides with social judgment and a woman's desperate past.

In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American who enlisted in the Canadian army. After they fall for each other, Roy tricks Myra into visiting his family, who live in a country estate outside London, his mother having remarried to a retired British Major. Myra is reluctant to continue the relationship with Roy, he not aware of her past.

Clusters

Historical Forbidden Romance Love Under Social Pressure Fantasy Versus Reality Bittersweet Doomed Romances Roads and Railways

Genres

Drama Romance War

Keywords

Marriage Proposal Prostitute World War I Bridge Based On Play Or Musical Rent Soldier Showgirl Pre-code Landlady Air Raid

Questions people ask

Is Waterloo Bridge sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Waterloo Bridge scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Waterloo Bridge violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Waterloo Bridge end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Waterloo Bridge 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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