Is Eye of the Needle scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Eye of the Needle end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful 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.

Is Eye of the Needle sad?

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.

Is Eye of the Needle violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Eye of the Needle easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting 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.

Eye of the Needle

Name: Eye of the Needle
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1981
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Ian Bannen, Christopher Cazenove, Faith Brook

To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.

Directed by Richard Marquand

Produced by Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films

1981108 min6.7 / 10

A tense wartime thriller that traps a ruthless Nazi spy and a woman in an intimate, morally fraught relationship on an isolated island, where love and duty collide.

Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Toxic Romantic Relationships Deadly Romantic Obsession Betrayal By Insiders Tropical Island Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Husband Wife Relationship Based On Novel Or Book Submarine Spy World War Ii D-day Period Drama Nazi Spy Cold Blooded Killer 1940s Isolated Island

Questions people ask

Is Eye of the Needle scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Eye of the Needle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Eye of the Needle sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Eye of the Needle violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Eye of the Needle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting 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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