
Nightfall
THE BLACK BAG... with $350,000 in loot! THE BLACK DRESS... with a beautiful pick-up girl inside! THE BLACK NIGHT... made for lovers... and killers!
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Produced by Copa Productions, Columbia Pictures
A classic noir thriller about a wrongly accused man hunted through the shadows, forced to piece together a conspiracy while evading both criminals and law.
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Nightfall sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Nightfall easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Nightfall scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Nightfall end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Nightfall violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Nightfall
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Nightfall
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Nightfall, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Nightfall, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Nightfall, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































