Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight

The Suspense Begins...From the Very First Second!

Directed by Anatole Litvak

Produced by Mercury, Dear Film

1962108 min6.0 / 10

A tense, morally murky thriller built on a dysfunctional marriage, staged death, and insurance fraud that traps its characters in escalating deception and paranoia.

American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.

Questions people ask

  • Is Five Miles to Midnight sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Five Miles to Midnight end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Five Miles to Midnight easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.

  • Is Five Miles to Midnight scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Five Miles to Midnight violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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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