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 Crime Wave 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 Crime Wave easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Crime Wave violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 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.

Crime Wave

Name: Crime Wave
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1953
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson

Before your shocked eyes -- the city blasted SIN-SIDE OUT!

Directed by André de Toth

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

195373 min7.1 / 10

A taut film noir thriller about a reformed ex-con trapped between his past and his attempt at redemption, caught in a violent crime spree he cannot escape.

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Outcasts and Misfits Organized Crime Movies Exes and Divorced Couples

Genres

Crime Thriller

Keywords

Cop-killer Film Noir Man Hunt Home Invasion Ex-con One Last Job Criminal Gang Crime Spree Parolee Bank Heist Ex-cell Mate Gun Death

Questions people ask

Is Crime Wave scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Crime Wave end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Crime Wave easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Crime Wave violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Crime Wave 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.

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