What is Falling Down about?
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
A man's ordinary frustrations ignite a violent, pulpy rampage through a bleak, crumbling city.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on YouTube (free).
Falling Down parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: brutal violence and frequent strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Falling Down scary?
- Only a little. Falling Down has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Falling Down?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Falling Down rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with brutal violence, frequent strong language and graphic gore.
Cast and crew
Directed byJoel Schumacher
StarringMichael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest
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