Content Warnings
Overall Severity: 🟡 65/100
Total warning time: 2m 35s
Sex/Nudity: 🟢 20/100 (30s)
- 🟡 40/100 [00:45:30 - 00:45:45] Implied sexual assault off-screen.
- 🟢 10/100 [01:30:00 - 01:30:15] Brief discussion of a character's past relationships.
Drug Use: 🟢 10/100 (10s)
- 🟢 10/100 [00:20:00 - 00:20:10] Character smokes a pipe.
Violence: 🔴 80/100 (1m 40s)
- 🔴 90/100 [00:15:00 - 00:15:30] Graphic depiction of a Comanche raid, including shootings and deaths.
- 🔴 70/100 [00:40:00 - 00:40:20] Character is shot and killed.
- 🟡 60/100 [01:10:00 - 01:10:30] Fight scene with punches and gunfire.
- 🔴 80/100 [01:50:00 - 01:50:20] Character is scalped off-screen, implied violence.
Strong Language: 🟡 30/100 (15s)
- 🟢 20/100 [00:30:00 - 00:30:05] Use of the word 'damn'.
- 🔴 70/100 [01:05:00 - 01:05:10] Use of racial slurs against Native Americans.
Movie FAQ
Q: Who directed The Searchers (1956)?
A: The Searchers was directed by John Ford.
A: The Searchers was directed by John Ford.
Q: What is the main plot of The Searchers?
A: The Searchers follows Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), a Civil War veteran who embarks on a years-long quest to rescue his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) after she is kidnapped by Comanche raiders.
A: The Searchers follows Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), a Civil War veteran who embarks on a years-long quest to rescue his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) after she is kidnapped by Comanche raiders.
Q: Who stars as Ethan Edwards in The Searchers?
A: John Wayne plays the lead role of Ethan Edwards, a hardened and morally complex frontiersman.
A: John Wayne plays the lead role of Ethan Edwards, a hardened and morally complex frontiersman.
Q: What is the significance of The Searchers in film history?
A: The Searchers is considered one of the greatest Westerns ever made and has been highly influential for its cinematography, complex themes, and John Wayne's performance. It explores issues of racism, obsession, and redemption.
A: The Searchers is considered one of the greatest Westerns ever made and has been highly influential for its cinematography, complex themes, and John Wayne's performance. It explores issues of racism, obsession, and redemption.
Q: Who plays Martin Pawley, Ethan's adopted nephew, in The Searchers?
A: Jeffrey Hunter portrays Martin Pawley, Ethan's part-Cherokee adopted nephew who accompanies him on his search for Debbie.
A: Jeffrey Hunter portrays Martin Pawley, Ethan's part-Cherokee adopted nephew who accompanies him on his search for Debbie.
