Does Murder by Contract 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 Murder by Contract easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Murder by Contract scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% 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 Murder by Contract violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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 Murder by Contract sad?

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.

Murder by Contract

Name: Murder by Contract
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1958
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi, Caprice Toriel, Michael Granger

Double rates for women... because a woman is always double-trouble!

Directed by Irving Lerner

Produced by Orbit Productions, Columbia Pictures

195881 min6.8 / 10

A cold, methodical noir thriller about a professional killer confronting an unexpectedly challenging target, steeped in mid-century cynicism and moral emptiness.

Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Crime and Betrayal Stories American City Movies Serial Killers And Assassins

Genres

Thriller Crime

Keywords

Hitman Film Noir Los Angeles, California Contract Killer

Questions people ask

Does Murder by Contract end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Murder by Contract easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Murder by Contract scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Murder by Contract violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Murder by Contract sad? 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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