Is Shock Corridor scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 95% 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 Shock Corridor 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 Shock Corridor 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.

Is Shock Corridor sad?

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.

Is Shock Corridor violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

Shock Corridor

Name: Shock Corridor
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1963
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes

… opens the door to sights you've never seen before!

Directed by Samuel Fuller

Produced by Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

1963102 min7.0 / 10

A lurid, psychologically unsettling thriller that uses an asylum setting to explore madness, obsession, and the blurred line between sanity and performance.

With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.

Clusters

Paranoid Sci-Fi Conspiracies Journalism and Reporters Prison Movies

Genres

Drama Thriller Mystery

Keywords

Journalist Insane Asylum

Questions people ask

Is Shock Corridor scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Does Shock Corridor end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Shock Corridor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Shock Corridor sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Shock Corridor violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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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