Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat

Bronson and Mason play a high stakes game of cat and mouse . . . and only one man can walk away the winner

Directed by Terence Young

Produced by Belgique Ciné, Fair Film

197094 min5.7 / 10

A tense cat-and-mouse thriller where a man's past catches up with him, forcing him into a high-stakes game of survival and revenge against a former ally turned criminal.

During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cold Sweat scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Cold Sweat easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Cold Sweat violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Cold Sweat end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Cold Sweat 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cold Sweat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cold Sweat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cold Sweat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cold Sweat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cold Sweat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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