Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

I am Sonya! You don't know who or what I am... the police know! They know I'm in love with a murderer! But a woman like me might still save a man's soul!

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Produced by B.P. Schulberg Productions, Columbia Pictures

193588 min6.2 / 10

A psychologically intense moral drama about guilt, redemption, and the torment of a murderer caught between concealment and confession, anchored by a woman's redemptive love.

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Questions people ask

  • Is Crime and Punishment sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Does Crime and Punishment end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Crime and Punishment scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Crime and Punishment easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Crime and Punishment violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity90

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Love30

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