What is A Walk Among the Tombstones about?
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A former cop, now private investigator, delves into the dark underworld to find a killer.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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A Walk Among the Tombstones parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is A Walk Among the Tombstones scary?
- Only a little. A Walk Among the Tombstones has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is A Walk Among the Tombstones?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is A Walk Among the Tombstones rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byScott Frank
StarringLiam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Stro
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