Is On Dangerous Ground sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 On Dangerous Ground scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% 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 On Dangerous Ground violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% 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 On Dangerous Ground easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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 On Dangerous Ground end with hope?

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.

On Dangerous Ground

Name: On Dangerous Ground
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1951
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross

In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!

Directed by Nicholas Ray

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

195182 min6.6 / 10

A noir-inflected moral reckoning about a violent cop's redemption through love and rural isolation, set against a snowy manhunt.

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Romantic Psychological Thrillers Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Small Town Police Brutality Based On Novel Or Book Redemption Film Noir Snow Bad Cop Blindness Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is On Dangerous Ground sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is On Dangerous Ground scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is On Dangerous Ground violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is On Dangerous Ground easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does On Dangerous Ground 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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