Is Year of the Gun 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 Year of the Gun 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.

Does Year of the Gun 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 Year of the Gun easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 Year of the Gun sad?

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.

Year of the Gun

Name: Year of the Gun
Genre: Action, Thriller, Romance
Released: 1991
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Valeria Golino, Sharon Stone, John Pankow, Mattia Sbragia

In a city bathed in blood… who can you trust?

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Produced by J&M Entertainment, Shomedia

1991111 min4.9 / 10

A tense political thriller about an American caught in the crosshairs of 1970s Italian terrorism, driven by paranoia and mistaken identity rather than intimate character work.

American novelist David Raybourne accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. As the terrorists attempt to kill David, he and his photojournalist friend must struggle to stay alive.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Trapped Conspiracy Thrillers Crime and Betrayal Stories Urban and Small-Town Settings Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Action Thriller Romance

Keywords

Journalist Based On Novel Or Book Politics Italy 1970s Mistaken Identity Terrorism Writer Urban Setting News Reporter Brigate Rosse (red Brigades) Terrorist Group

Questions people ask

Is Year of the Gun scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Year of the Gun violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Does Year of the Gun end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Year of the Gun easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Year of the Gun sad? 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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