Yes. More frightening than 87% 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.

Does Nightmare end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Nightmare easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Nightmare 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.

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.

Nightmare

Name: Nightmare
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1956
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell, Virginia Christine, Rhys Williams

Beware! These are the eyes of a hypnotist!

Directed by Maxwell Shane

Produced by Pine-Thomas Productions

195689 min6.1 / 10

A noir-inflected psychological thriller that blurs the line between dream and reality, using hypnosis and paranoia to trap its protagonist in a nightmare he cannot escape.

Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.

Clusters

Conspiracy Thrillers Murder And Assassination Film Genres and Movements Bleak and Despairing Tone Mental Illness And Psychosis

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Nightmare Hypnosis Film Noir Murder

Questions people ask

Is Nightmare scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Nightmare end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Nightmare easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Nightmare violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Nightmare 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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