Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Detour end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 Detour 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.

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Detour

Name: Detour
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1945
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan

He went searching for love… but fate forced a DETOUR to revelry… violence… mystery!

Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer

Produced by PRC

194568 min7.2 / 10

A bleak film noir about a man whose simple romantic quest spirals into a nightmare of fate and entrapment, driven by bad luck and moral compromise.

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Complicity Under Pressure Movies About Institutional Injustice Romantic Psychological Thrillers Roads and Railways

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Film Noir Hitchhiker Road Movie Male Pianist

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Detour sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Detour end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Detour easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Detour scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Detour violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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