Number Seventeen

Number Seventeen

A great play. A great novel. And a greater film.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by British International Pictures

193263 min5.5 / 10

A brisk, cleverly constructed 1932 thriller built on deception and misdirection, where a hidden detective infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves in an abandoned house.

A gang of jewel thieves hides out in an abandoned London house after a robbery, unaware that a detective is among them in disguise.

Questions people ask

  • Is Number Seventeen sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Number Seventeen scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Number Seventeen easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Number Seventeen violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Number Seventeen end with hope? 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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33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Number Seventeen

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Number Seventeen

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Number Seventeen, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Number Seventeen, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Number Seventeen, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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