Does Shadow of a Doubt end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% 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 Shadow of a Doubt 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 Shadow of a Doubt 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 Shadow of a Doubt 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 Shadow of a Doubt 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.

Shadow of a Doubt

Name: Shadow of a Doubt
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1943
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Patricia Collinge

What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by Universal Pictures, Skirball Productions

1943107 min7.5 / 10

A noir-inflected psychological thriller that poisons small-town American innocence by revealing a beloved family member as a serial killer, forcing a teenage girl to confront the darkness lurking beneath domestic normalcy.

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

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Questions people ask

Does Shadow of a Doubt end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Shadow of a Doubt scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Shadow of a Doubt sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Shadow of a Doubt easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Shadow of a Doubt 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.