My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

She went to sleep as a secretary ... and woke up a madman's "bride"!

Directed by Joseph H. Lewis

Produced by Columbia Pictures

194565 min6.7 / 10

A taut film noir thriller about a woman trapped in a nightmare of false identity and psychological manipulation, driven by paranoia and the threat of institutional confinement.

Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Name Is Julia Ross scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is My Name Is Julia Ross easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is My Name Is Julia Ross sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does My Name Is Julia Ross end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is My Name Is Julia Ross 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.

68/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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