Does Quicksand 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.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

Is Quicksand 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.

Is Quicksand 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.

Quicksand

Name: Quicksand
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1950
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre, Taylor Holmes

A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!

Directed by Irving Pichel

Produced by Samuel H. Stiefel Productions

195079 min6.1 / 10

A classic film noir about a young man's moral descent, triggered by a moment of weakness and a seductive woman, into an inescapable spiral of crime and desperation.

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Film Genres and Movements Strong Female Characters Cars And Drivers

Genres

Crime Thriller

Keywords

Car Mechanic Femme Fatale Film Noir

Questions people ask

Does Quicksand end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Quicksand sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Quicksand scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Quicksand easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Quicksand 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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