Is Fourteen Hours sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% 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 Fourteen Hours violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Fourteen Hours 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.

Is Fourteen Hours scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Fourteen Hours end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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.

Fourteen Hours

Name: Fourteen Hours
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1951
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, Barbara Bel Geddes, Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead

A new element in screen suspense

Directed by Henry Hathaway

Produced by 20th Century Fox

195192 min7.3 / 10

A tense, psychologically focused drama about a suicidal man on a ledge and the policeman's desperate attempt to talk him down, grounded in themes of family trauma and existential despair.

A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Corrupted by Ambition Betrayal, Downfall, Survival American City Movies Exes and Divorced Couples

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

New York City Suicide Police Dysfunctional Family Suicidal Reporter Traffic Cop Ledge Manhattan, New York City Ex Fiancée

Questions people ask

Is Fourteen Hours sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Fourteen Hours violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Fourteen Hours easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Fourteen Hours scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Fourteen Hours end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% 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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