Does Ladies in Retirement end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% 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 Ladies in Retirement scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% 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 Ladies in Retirement sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Ladies in Retirement violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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 Ladies in Retirement easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

Ladies in Retirement

Name: Ladies in Retirement
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1941
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester, Edith Barrett

The Great Broadway Melodrama Comes to Flaming Life on the Screen!

Directed by Charles Vidor

Produced by Columbia Pictures

194191 min6.5 / 10

A gothic melodrama about a housekeeper whose carefully ordered life unravels into murder when her troubled sisters arrive, blending domestic claustrophobia with noir-tinged moral decay.

Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.

Clusters

Monster Movies About Trauma Film Genres and Movements Blue-Collar Jobs Horror Subgenres

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Film Noir Housekeeper Gothic

Questions people ask

Does Ladies in Retirement end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Ladies in Retirement scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Ladies in Retirement sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Ladies in Retirement violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Ladies in Retirement easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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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