Is Bad Day at Black Rock scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Bad Day at Black Rock 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.

Is Bad Day at Black Rock violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Bad Day at Black Rock end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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 Bad Day at Black Rock sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

Bad Day at Black Rock

Name: Bad Day at Black Rock
Genre: Western, Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1955
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Walter Brennan, Lee Marvin, Dean Jagger

Just the way it happened!

Directed by John Sturges

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

195581 min7.3 / 10

A taut noir-inflected thriller about a stranger's arrival in a corrupt desert town, where buried secrets and racial violence simmer beneath a facade of small-town normalcy.

One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

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Questions people ask

Is Bad Day at Black Rock scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Bad Day at Black Rock easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Bad Day at Black Rock violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Bad Day at Black Rock end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Bad Day at Black Rock sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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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