A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

A Cheat At Heart From Her Painted Toes To Her Plunging Neckline!

Directed by Paul Guilfoyle

Produced by Hank McCune Productions

195578 min5.3 / 10

A classic film noir about seduction and betrayal, where an unemployed architect becomes entangled with a dangerous woman whose true intentions remain shadowed in doubt.

An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Life at Stake end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is A Life at Stake scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is A Life at Stake sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is A Life at Stake easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is A Life at Stake violent? 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A Life at Stake

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Life at Stake

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Life at Stake, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Life at Stake, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Life at Stake, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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