Is Sorry, Wrong Number 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 Sorry, Wrong Number 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.

Does Sorry, Wrong Number end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful 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 Sorry, Wrong Number 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 Sorry, Wrong Number 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.

Sorry, Wrong Number

Name: Sorry, Wrong Number
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1948
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea

Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!

Directed by Anatole Litvak

Produced by Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures

194889 min6.8 / 10

A claustrophobic film noir thriller where a bedridden woman's eavesdropped phone call traps her in mounting paranoia and dread as she races to prevent an unseen murder.

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

Questions people ask

Is Sorry, Wrong Number easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Sorry, Wrong Number sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Sorry, Wrong Number end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Sorry, Wrong Number scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Sorry, Wrong Number 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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