Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere!

Directed by John Farrow

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194993 min6.8 / 10

A noir-inflected Faustian morality tale in which a principled man's ambition and desperation make him vulnerable to supernatural corruption, exploring the soul's price in a world of political machinery and moral compromise.

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

Questions people ask

  • Is Alias Nick Beal scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Alias Nick Beal sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Alias Nick Beal end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Alias Nick Beal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Alias Nick Beal 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.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

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Surprise35

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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