Is High School Confidential! 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 High School Confidential! sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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 High School Confidential! end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 High School Confidential! scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 High School Confidential! violent?

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.

High School Confidential!

Name: High School Confidential!
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1958
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren, Diane Jergens

Behind these "nice" school walls... A TEACHERS' NIGHTMARE!...A TEEN-AGE JUNGLE!

Directed by Jack Arnold

Produced by Albert Zugsmith Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

195885 min5.5 / 10

A lurid 1950s morality tale about teenage delinquency and drug culture, driven by period-specific slang and anxieties rather than psychological depth.

A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.

Clusters

Comedic Villains Teen Coming Of Age Stories

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Juvenile Delinquent

Questions people ask

Is High School Confidential! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is High School Confidential! sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does High School Confidential! end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is High School Confidential! scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is High School Confidential! violent? 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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