Does Who'll Stop the Rain 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 Who'll Stop the Rain scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Who'll Stop the Rain 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.

Is Who'll Stop the Rain easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Who'll Stop the Rain violent?

Somewhat. More violent 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.

Who'll Stop the Rain

Name: Who'll Stop the Rain
Genre: Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 1978
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Masur

A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets.

Directed by Karel Reisz

Produced by Katzka-Jaffe

1978126 min6.5 / 10

A gritty, paranoid thriller about Vietnam veterans trapped in a drug-smuggling scheme that spirals into betrayal and flight, steeped in post-war disillusionment.

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Romantic Psychological Thrillers East Asian History & Culture Crime and Corruption Historical War Movies

Genres

Crime Action Drama

Keywords

Vietnam War Vietnam Veteran Vietnam Based On Novel Or Book Drug Smuggling Chase Heroin Saigon Drug Trade Machine Gun

Questions people ask

Does Who'll Stop the Rain end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Who'll Stop the Rain scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Who'll Stop the Rain sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Who'll Stop the Rain easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Who'll Stop the Rain violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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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