Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway

A Romance Born Between Dusk and Dawn

Directed by Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht

Produced by Columbia Pictures

194079 min5.9 / 10

A charming film noir romance where street-smart con artists and a singer intervene to save a desperate man's life, blending crime scheming with genuine human warmth.

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.

Questions people ask

  • Does Angels Over Broadway end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Angels Over Broadway easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Angels Over Broadway violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Angels Over Broadway scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Angels Over Broadway sad? 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.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Angels Over Broadway

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Angels Over Broadway

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Angels Over Broadway, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Angels Over Broadway, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Angels Over Broadway, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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