Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Wise Blood end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 Wise Blood 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 Wise Blood 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.

Wise Blood

Name: Wise Blood
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1979
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Brad Dourif, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Nell Santacroce

An American Masterpiece!

Directed by John Huston

Produced by Ithaca, Anthea

1979106 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comic, theologically dense Southern Gothic tale of a young man's desperate attempt at redemption through faith, marked by grotesque characters and spiritual ambiguity.

A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Priests and Religious Leaders U S States And Regions Disabled Characters Religion And Faith

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Southern Usa Christianity Redemption Preacher Blindness

Questions people ask

Is Wise Blood sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Wise Blood end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Wise Blood violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Wise Blood scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Wise Blood 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.