Does Pickup end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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.

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 Pickup 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.

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.

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.

Pickup

Name: Pickup
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1951
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Allan Nixon, Howland Chamberlain, Jo-Carroll Dennison

They gave her a bad name... and she lived up to it!

Directed by Hugo Haas

Produced by Hugo Haas Productions, Columbia Pictures

195178 min6.1 / 10

A noir-inflected B-movie about a lonely widower ensnared by a manipulative femme fatale, built on betrayal, greed, and the dark consequences of desire.

Jan Horak is a middle-aged railroad dispatcher stationed at a forsaken spot in the desert, within driving distance of the nearest town. A widower, he has saved his money and goes to town to buy a dog, meets Betty, a flashy blonde who gains his confidence and marries him to acquire his $7,000 "fortune."

Questions people ask

Does Pickup end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Pickup sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Pickup easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Pickup scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Pickup 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.

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