Is City of Fear easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 City of Fear scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 City of Fear 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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 City of Fear violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.

City of Fear

Name: City of Fear
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1959
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, John Archer, Steven Ritch, Patricia Blair

A million eyes wide and wild with terror!

Directed by Irving Lerner

Produced by Columbia Pictures

195981 min6.3 / 10

A taut noir thriller about an escaped convict unwittingly carrying a radioactive threat through the city, building paranoia and dread through the hunt.

An escaped convict gets a hold of some radioactive material after his escape. Authorities desperately try to find the man that unknowingly is threating the lives of everyone in the city.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Crime and Betrayal Stories Prison Escape Movies Film Genres and Movements Drug Addiction

Genres

Thriller

Keywords

Escape Heroin Escaped Convict Film Noir

Questions people ask

Is City of Fear easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is City of Fear scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does City of Fear end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is City of Fear sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is City of Fear violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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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