Highway Dragnet

Highway Dragnet

SHOCK AFTER SHOCK... in manhunt for Las Vegas thrill-killer!

Directed by Nathan Juran

Produced by William F. Broidy Productions

195470 min5.7 / 10

A taut noir thriller built on suspicion and confinement, where a fugitive's presence poisons the dynamic between two women on a cross-country journey.

An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.

Questions people ask

  • Does Highway Dragnet end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Highway Dragnet scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Highway Dragnet easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Highway Dragnet sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Highway Dragnet 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Highway Dragnet

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Highway Dragnet

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Highway Dragnet, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Highway Dragnet, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Highway Dragnet, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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