Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Behind the lighted tower windows the conflict of love and power is reckless and daring!

Directed by Robert Wise

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

1954104 min7.1 / 10

A tense corporate drama about ambition and power struggles in the boardroom, where competing executives maneuver for control following their leader's sudden death.

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Executive Suite scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Executive Suite violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Executive Suite sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Executive Suite end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Executive Suite easy watching? 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.

Written about

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Executive Suite

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Executive Suite

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Executive Suite, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Executive Suite, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Executive Suite, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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