Question 1

Is The Sadness (2021) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — The Sadness (2021) relies on gore more than on fright. As a infection film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is The Sadness (2021)'s Shudder release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Sadness (2021)'s Shudder release date is May 12, 2022. Streaming rights move, so check current listings before planning a watch.

Question 3

What age is The Sadness (2021) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Sadness (2021) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 8.3/10 for gore, and 10.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the highest score. Content warnings on file: body fluids, child endangerment, eye trauma, sexual violence, and torture.

Question 4

Who is in the cast of The Sadness (2021)?

Accepted Answer

Berant Zhu plays Jim, Regina Lei plays Kat, Wang Tzu-chiang plays Business Man, Apple Chen plays Molly, Lan Wei-hua plays Dr. Alan Wong, Ralf Chiu plays Mr. Lin, Huang Lueh-geng plays Kevin / MRT Employee, Emerson Tsai plays Warren Liu.

Question 5

Does The Sadness (2021) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Sadness (2021) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 6

What are some films like The Sadness (2021)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Sadness (2021) on Watch Darkly include 28 Days Later (2002), Hope (2026), The Ruins (2008), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Sadness

Release & where to watch

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