Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

He knew where $50,000 lay begging to be STOLEN!

Directed by Robert Wise

Produced by HarBel Productions, United Artists

195996 min6.8 / 10

A noir heist thriller that uses a robbery plot as a vehicle to explore racial tension and moral compromise in 1950s America.

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

Questions people ask

  • Does Odds Against Tomorrow end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Odds Against Tomorrow scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Odds Against Tomorrow sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Odds Against Tomorrow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Odds Against Tomorrow violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

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38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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