Is Born to Be Bad 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 Born to Be Bad end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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 Born to Be Bad violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 62% 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 Born to Be Bad easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Is Born to Be Bad scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Born to Be Bad

Name: Born to Be Bad
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1934
Duration: 62 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Loretta Young, Cary Grant, Jackie Kelk, Marion Burns, Henry Travers

Rules of the game meant nothing to her...she was "born to be bad" ..and she knew it!

Directed by Lowell Sherman

Produced by 20th Century Pictures, United Artists

193462 min5.8 / 10

A morally complex pre-code drama about a hardened mother's fierce, corrupting love for her son, born from desperation and survival on society's margins.

Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of. Letty teaches her child to lie, steal, cheat and anything else he'll need to be street smart.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Coping With Loss Toxic Romance Movies Corrupted by Ambition

Genres

Romance Drama

Keywords

Pre-code

Questions people ask

Is Born to Be Bad sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Born to Be Bad end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Born to Be Bad violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.
Is Born to Be Bad easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Born to Be Bad scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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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