Is Compulsion easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

Yes. More frightening than 87% 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 Compulsion end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Compulsion violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Compulsion

Name: Compulsion
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 1959
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles, E.G. Marshall, Diane Varsi

THEIRS WAS THE PERFECT CRIME they thought! They were too sure...too smart...too careful to leave a clue -- but they did! and it exploded -- The shocking story of two teenagers out for kicks...looking for thrills...and finding them!

Directed by Richard Fleischer

Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, 20th Century Fox

1959103 min7.1 / 10

A dark, intellectually rigorous courtroom thriller examining the arrogance and twisted intimacy of two privileged young men who commit murder, grounded in a true crime case that raises profound questions about morality, justice, and the death penalty.

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Questions people ask

Is Compulsion easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Compulsion scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Compulsion end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Compulsion violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Compulsion sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.