Is Strait-Jacket scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Strait-Jacket easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% 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 Strait-Jacket violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% 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 Strait-Jacket end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% 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 Strait-Jacket 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.

Strait-Jacket

Name: Strait-Jacket
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Drama
Released: 1964
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Howard St. John, John Anthony Hayes

WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders!

Directed by William Castle

Produced by William Castle Productions, Columbia Pictures

196493 min6.5 / 10

A tense psychological thriller built on family suspicion and the question of maternal culpability, anchored by the unsettling reunion between a released asylum patient and her daughter.

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

Clusters

Monster Movies About Trauma Revenge Gone Wrong Psychological Thriller Movies Depression and Complicity Immigrants and Exiles

Genres

Thriller Horror Drama

Keywords

Parent Child Relationship Asylum Axe Murder Mother Daughter Reunion Proto-slasher Mother Daughter Relationship Hagsploitation Ax Psycho-biddy

Questions people ask

Is Strait-Jacket scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Strait-Jacket easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Strait-Jacket violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Strait-Jacket end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Strait-Jacket sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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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