Is Ordeal by Innocence sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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 Ordeal by Innocence scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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.

Is Ordeal by Innocence 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 Ordeal by Innocence end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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.

Is Ordeal by Innocence violent?

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.

Ordeal by Innocence

Name: Ordeal by Innocence
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1984
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer, Sarah Miles, Annette Crosbie, Faye Dunaway

Once the murder was solved, the real mystery began…

Directed by Desmond Davis, Alan Birkinshaw

Produced by London-Cannon Films, The Cannon Group

198490 min5.1 / 10

A methodical murder mystery where proving innocence unravels a family's dark secrets, built on intellectual puzzle-solving and mounting suspicion.

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Death Penalty Films Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Mystery Thriller Crime

Keywords

Ferry Boat Paleontologist Adopted Address Book Literary Adaptation Mysterious Family Murder Mystery Death By Hanging

Questions people ask

Is Ordeal by Innocence sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Ordeal by Innocence scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Ordeal by Innocence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Ordeal by Innocence end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Ordeal by Innocence violent? 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.

10/ 100