Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Fear City easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Fear City violent?

Yes. More violent 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.

Does Fear City 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.

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.

Fear City

Name: Fear City
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1984
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith, Rossano Brazzi

No showgirl is safe on the streets of... Fear City.

Directed by Abel Ferrara

Produced by Castle Hill Productions, Rebecca Productions

198495 min5.4 / 10

A gritty 1980s crime thriller set in the seedy underbelly of Manhattan, where a serial killer hunts strippers while detectives and a private investigator race to stop him.

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Leisure and Entertainment Venues American City Movies Serial Killers And Assassins Law Enforcement Officers

Genres

Drama Crime Mystery Thriller

Keywords

New York City Nightclub Exploitation Vice Stripper Times Square Strip Club Serial Killer Police Detective

Questions people ask

Is Fear City scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Fear City easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Fear City violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Fear City end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Fear City sad? 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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