Is The Big Clock 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.

Does The Big Clock 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 The Big Clock 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 The Big Clock sad?

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.

Is The Big Clock 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.

The Big Clock

Name: The Big Clock
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1948
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson

The Strangest and Most Savage Manhunt in History!

Directed by John Farrow

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194895 min7.3 / 10

A taut noir thriller built on ironic entrapment, where a brilliant investigator becomes hunted by his own investigative machinery.

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence that he is the killer.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Media and Communication Devices American City Movies Murder And Assassination Prison Escape Movies

Genres

Crime Thriller

Keywords

New York City Based On Novel Or Book Clock Magazine Film Noir Murder Framed For A Crime Publisher Crime Fiction Writer Sundial

Questions people ask

Is The Big Clock easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does The Big Clock end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Big Clock scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Big Clock sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Big Clock 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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