Is Which Way Is Up? 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 Which Way Is Up? sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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 Which Way Is Up? end with hope?

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.

Is Which Way Is Up? violent?

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.

Is Which Way Is Up? 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.

Which Way Is Up?

Name: Which Way Is Up?
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery, Morgan Woodward, Marilyn Coleman

Three times the Richard Pryor. Three times the laughs.

Directed by Michael Schultz

Produced by Universal Pictures

197794 min5.9 / 10

A high-energy comedy that uses Pryor's triple-role performance to satirize labor politics, infidelity, and social hypocrisy with broad humor and physical comedy.

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Films Crime Meets Cute Family and Marriage Problems Political Rebellion Movies Cor

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Adultery Domestic Abuse Labor Union Triple Role Union Struggle

Questions people ask

Is Which Way Is Up? scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Which Way Is Up? sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Does Which Way Is Up? end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Which Way Is Up? violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Which Way Is Up? 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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