Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

Would You Have the Nerve to Do What She Did on Her Wedding Day?

Directed by King Vidor

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

195191 min5.7 / 10

A noir-tinged romantic thriller about a woman drawn to a man shadowed by murder suspicion, mixing melodrama with period atmosphere and moral ambiguity.

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.

Questions people ask

  • Does Lightning Strikes Twice end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Lightning Strikes Twice sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Lightning Strikes Twice violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Lightning Strikes Twice scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Lightning Strikes Twice easy watching? 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.

40/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise44

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Lightning Strikes Twice

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lightning Strikes Twice

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lightning Strikes Twice, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lightning Strikes Twice, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lightning Strikes Twice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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