Is Act of Violence scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Act of Violence sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Act of Violence end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Act of Violence violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Act of Violence easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Act of Violence

Name: Act of Violence
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1949
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter

The manhunt no woman could stop!

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

194982 min6.9 / 10

A noir-inflected thriller about guilt and retribution, where a war hero's hidden shame becomes a relentless stalker's instrument of revenge.

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

Questions people ask

Is Act of Violence scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Act of Violence sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Act of Violence end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Act of Violence violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Act of Violence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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.

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